Starters & Levains

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

London tapwater?

I'm a sourdough newbie and have recently brought my 2 month old starter back to London from rural Ireland. The water, air quality...

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Starter Blowout

Starter Blowout

I'm preparing to bake my first sourdough this week; have been building a starter along the lines of the one in Peter Reinhart's...

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How to feed the starter

I used to feed my starter every day and leave it out of the fridge but since I bake only once a week I think I'd better put it in...

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using an apple to make a starter

hello...i'm new to this website, and am so excited to learn more.....i was reading the book 'bread of three rivers' by sara...

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flour to feed the starter

What kind of flour do you use to feed the starter? Lisette

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Sekowa Backferment

Does anybody have a definitive idea about what is different between sour dough and backferment. They are made of slightly...

day 1, immediately after adding green stuff

experiment: spiking my starter with 'Primal Defense'

My six-year-old daughter takes a probiotic supplement called Primal Defense (purchased at health-food stores) in order to improve...

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My unbleached flour (yippee!)

Success in my starter...but no name yet.

I've found my unbleached flour....I'm sooooooo happy. It's gorgeous and creamy too. ...and this is the perky starter...looking...

Is my starter ready?

Is the only indication that my starter is ready is its doubling in volume? And if I don't do anything with it at this time what...

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Turpentine and thanks!

Hello all! I just found this site and am impressed by all the great info here. I was going to post about the turpentine smell...

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