Starters & Levains

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

California bio culture via Californian honey?

Hello, I've been experimenting with different starters and still havn't had any luck getting a good sour bread. I have ordered a...

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I need some assistance!

Took a rather hap-hazard approach to starting my starter. Used 50g organic wholewheat flour and 50ml water, stirred in well and...

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Fermented soy milk starter

I'm a sourdough beginner following recipes. One recipe used 500g fermented soy milk in the starter. I googled it and learned that...

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Maintaining a starter

I have been baking sourdough bread for a couple of months now almost every weekend. I don't understand why we keep more starter...

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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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