Starters & Levains

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

Starter Question

This morning I fed my starter ( 1 cup of water & 1 cup of A/P foour, by volume, to 1 cup of starter), and thought I'd see how...

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Strange starter behaviour

I’m hoping one of the more scientific types here might be able to explain the strange behaviour of a new starter I’m trying to...

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50% hydration

My 50% hydrated starter has been looking great.I will be baking with it for the first time tonight. Its's growing about 3-4 times...

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Life expectancy of a starter

Hello! My family has kept a sourdough starter for many years active (more than ten). We cook sourdough bread every 2 days...

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New to baking bread

Hi Very excited! Is day 2 of my starter and I fed it today. I'm using Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's method from River Cottage...

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Hydration !!!!

Is there an easy way to figure this hydration stuff? I made a stiff starter using my 100% starter (10g starter-10g water-20g a/p...

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- used selfraising flour in starter

Hi, I have finally started to try to make a starter. On day 3 my starter was very active already. However on day 4 I used self-...

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More sour with 50% hydration

I recently converted my storage starter to 50% hydration to see if I could get a more sour flavor. Not sure how I should apply...

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Starter Status

I am forming a new starter from scratch and I'm puzzled as to what stage it is in to be quite honest. I started with a...

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My starter has failed?

G'day all I'm new to sourdough and need help. I think my 4 day old Starter has failed. Day one all looked good. Day two all...

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