Starters & Levains

<p>Fermenting flour and water to rise bread with</p>

Starter issue

Hi, I am new to this (1 1/2 months ago was given my starter) made some lovely loaves of bread, but then we went away for 9 days,...

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Sourdough Starter

Hi guys, I have question about starter. I start to make my starter 5 days ago, first 2 days, the starter grew well that I could...

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the sour culture in Viet Nam

In my country, we also use a sour culture. We call it "Me". It is not a dough but a kind of dense sauce. We do not use it to make...

Starter Maintain

Hi guys, I just have a question about the starter. How can you maintain the starter ? You have to preserve it in fridge and have...

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Liquid on bottom & smells like vomit

Hi! I started my starter two days ago. I used 4oz organic all purpose flour and 4 oz filtered water. My sour has grown and has a...

Sourdough starter turned to vinegar?

hello all! After leaving my starter out of the fridge without feeding it for 4 days, it's become to smell like vinegar. i fed it...

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Using your starter straight from the fridge vs refreshing before each use

I generally bake using my starter straight from the fridge. After the last use I feed it, leave in the bench for about an hour...

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Float Test for Starter or Levain? Is there a difference?

Hello, I'm new to baking and trying to get a sourdough starter going. Mine consists of 40g that I keep each time, then I add 40g...

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3 flours in a starter

G'day, First time post. I'm building a new starter with a view to a No Knead 3 flour Sourdough. my loaf would have 70% bread...

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Starter issue?

I have a sourdough starter that I began around Thanksgiving. I have been feeding it daily as I was not ready in my kitchen to...

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