Starters & Levains

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

novice requiring starter help

Hi everyone, I'm a complete novice when it comes to baking bread and have absolutely no knowledge of sourdough bread. To be...

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Starter day 5

Too soon?

hi - here is my first starter, and it is only 5 days old and in the photo you can see the line after feeding last night. Although...

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Sourdough in the tropics?

I live in Northeast Thailand where the temperature rarely drops below 90 degrees for 8 months of the year and humidity is very...

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Sourdough starter from unknown origin

I have a sourdough starter given to me by a Polish lady; unfortunately, I am unable to contact her to ask the question I am about...

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Chef Sourdough Starter

I'm very happy and thankful we got a Chef Sourdough Starter as a gift. As I understand, the Chef Sourdough Starter nuetralizes...

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Floragen anyone?

My pharmacist says it's got an enormous amount of the same lactobacilli that is in Yogurt. I'm thinking that I might try it to...

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More questions from a Newby

I am in the process of making a 100% whole grain (wheat and rye) starter. So far we are at day 12 or 13 and I am getting lots of...

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Bread from Oheso Cafe. Photo by http://franccastella.com/

Rice Koji mold used to ferment bread

I was interested to see that one of our new Artisan Baker Association members, Oheso Cafe (Japan), are using koji mold in their...

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100% WHOLE Grain Starter??

Hi there! I need some help/advice. I am a health extremist if you will... as in I don't consume white flour of any sort. I am on...

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Kefir for quick starter : )

My starter died a natural death from neglect (too busy for myself making wedding cakes) so I was going to start some new. While...

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