Starters & Levains

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

When is a sourdough not a sourdough?

I've been sourdough baking for a few weeks now and have already gotten a bit experimental. I divided my starter into two jars and...

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Is there such a thing as flour that yeast can't eat?

So I have a nice vigorous culture, that I keep in the refrigerator and take out every few days, double with equal weight of whole...

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Photos of levain with old dough starter process

Thought some of you might be interested in a few shots I took at work of our levain-process breads. Nothing fancy, just pictures...

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What happend?

Well, i was feeding my starter twice a day, 24 h interval. It was very active, - double in ~6 h - (feeding method : throw most,...

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White+rye starter question

Back again with a question. I have 2 white + rye starters. One 70% w, 30% r and the other 75% w, 25% r (fed 15 rye, 45 white),...

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Another SD Starter

Hi All - I apologise in advance for using this forum as a shortcut ... I live in Thailand with an average temperatur of 30 C...

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Any defferences between liquid starters and stiff starters ?

My understanding is that a liquid culture is faster than a stiff one in developing phase but both starters get same sourness and...

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My young starter

Well, i've started a new .. .STARTER! I just love 'his' (yep, i treat it like a person, i just love it!) development stage. We...

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Is it an active starter?

Well, hello all! This is my first post here! I've been searching on this forum for some clues to see if my starter is active...

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Starter advice?

I started my first ever sourdough starter two days ago and another last evening. On the first, I cheated a little and added a...

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