Starters & Levains

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

How to keep starter alive while on holiday

Hello, looking for some advice on how to keep my starter alive while I'm away for 6 weeks. My friend is happy to feed my starter...

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chef vs. levain & how to adapt my starter to other recipes

i received a chef from a friend who took a baking class (where he got his starter). the process he gave me is a little different...

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Two grain (rye/whole wheat) starter acting sluggish

So I have been baking sourdough for about two years now, and I had been having better and better success as time went on, until I...

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Starter

Hi can someone help. I took my starter from fridge where it had been unfed for 4 days. I fed it and then again 2 days later. I...

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Why use a sourdough starter?

ALYX has asked: Please help. Why use a sourdough starter? I do not always want sourdough. What is the point? And how does one...

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seeking advice on funky starter

Hi all! I am a proud beginner sourdough momma, and have baked a few rounds of bread from a beauitful, active starter given to me...

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Changing continents

I've been in the Caribbean for 6 months and started making sourdough. It's been a huge success and I'd like to take my starter...

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Increasing levain in a recipe

If I increase the amount of levain in a recipe, how will it impact the final loaf?

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Yeast Starters

Hi! Just found this website. Looking forward to exploring it! I have made my first batch of yeast using a recipe from another...

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Seeding a starter

Hi Need a bit of help restarting my starter. I had just a tiny bit left from my last bake and find that feeding by doubling the...

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