ravenlynne wrote:

> Hi! I'm Gina and am attempting to make a starter for the first time,
> and suspect that I have Leuconostic bacteria

Aside from the misspelling (if such a thing exists to begin with), your
technique needs some major adjustment. Like all of it.

Don't feed your starter until it's established, and don't feed so much
at one time.

All you need to do--take half a cup of whole grain flour and mix it with
half a cup of water or enough to make a pancake batter consistency. If
your local water is heavily chlorinated, then use some kind of
non-chlorinated water.

Let it sit in a warm place for a few *days.* Ignore it. Completely.
Set it and forget it as they say, leave it alone.

THEN when it starts showing activity, begin to feed it, and with the
excess make pancakes or waffles. Keep feeding it until it's completely
established, and THEN you can begin to bake bread.

B/