Starters & Levains

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

Reviving a dried starter

I dried and ground some of my starter on 25/4 and stored in a sealed kilner jar. Added 30g water to 30g of the dried starter 2...

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Sourdough starter consistency

Hi there. i am a complete novice to the sourdough "club" and really want to get cracking on making a loaf of bread with my...

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starter

Hi there I've been baking sourdough bread ofr over a year now using some starter a friend gave me and the Tartine method. I keep...

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Starter ball for sour dough

Hello, I have a question about the starter ball method...I have some I put in the fridge approximately 5-6 weeks ago and some...

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How much starter to keep?

I have two starters, rye and wheat (white). The rye has been living in the fridge happily for months, the wheat is newer and has...

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Incorporating the Starter into your Bakers Percentage

Hi all, I have a query for those who may have answer for me. When i work out my ingredient weights using BP, do i need to...

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another newbie Q...right track?

Hi guys, I'm new on here but have been reading many posts find people on here so helpful! What a great site! I'm more or less on...

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Please help me reactivate a VERY old starter!

I recently aquired a white wheat sourdough from 1857. It sits on the counter and I feed it daily with equal volumes of flour and...

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Shattered Kilner (sealed) jars

Beware, my starter exploded! I came down stairs this morning to be confronted by a mess. My Kilner jar had shattered - too much...

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Query regarding starter

Hi all, I am planning on baking a large batch of bread ( 12 loaves ) in a wood fired oven on Sunday. My formula tells me i need...

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