Dead sourdough?

[PizzaPolice]

Originally Posted by DrakeRemoray

I had it on the counter, unfed, for a month before, but that was in winter when the house is 68 degrees. I think it spoiled in the warmer weather...

Whoa! In that case, you'll need to call Dr. Frankenstein. Hope you saved some flakes from a previous mix.

[Dutchoven]

If the smell was that "off" it is best and safest to just throw it out. The hooch would have smelled kind of like beer or wine. Store it in the fridge though...from now on...the cooler drier environment tends not to let the unwanteds in
Dutch

[SpringJim]

Makes you appreciate the old "sourdough" cooks that kept that stuff going in the old days!

[Dutchoven]

Rumor has it they sometimes kept the starter in a pouch hung around their neck...betcha they smelled really good at times...
Dutch