In article , Robert
wrote:

I kind of feel
awkward about dumping so much starter down the drain every 8-12 hours when
I feed my starter.

Consider not creating so much starter. I never have any extra starter.
I only make the amount of starter that I will need. The starter
clinging to the side of the Mason jar I use to keep the starter
inoculates the next batch. Have a look at

http://www.nyx.net/~dgreenw/howmuchs...needtokee.html

Cheers,

Darrell

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