Starters & Levains

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

I killed it

I just killed my sourdough starter I had going for almost 4 months. It was getting so good and I was using it several times a...

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Starter issues - temperature and flour type

Hi all. I've been using a sourdough recipe that's fairly simple to follow: 50 g flour, 50 g water. The first feeding, I just...

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preferment

If I have a good, active starter, why do I need a preferment to start my bread dough, the formula say, - take 50g starter, add...

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NEWBIE - how to feed the starter correctly?

Hello! I've appreciated sourdough recipes my whole life but just now creating my first starter that will be used in everyday...

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Is my starter doomed?

I just made my first sourdough starter a few days ago. I was using it today and it states to refresh it after using it. So, the...

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Fungi and other issues

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High altitude starter question

New to the forum. I recently came across a book in a used book store titled "Alaske Sourdough" by Ruth Allman. Interesting book...

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Shared Starter

Merry Christmas everyone, I am in need of an energetic starter if anyone has one that they are willing to share. I am starting a...

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Managing Starter so the bread is ready at the same time each day

Hello everyone. I am hoping someone out there can help me with a couple of questions I have with managing my starter. Finally,...

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Active Starter - bread that isn't "sour"

My starter is about 2 years old and suddenly has been producing bread that had great crumb, spring, crust, etc, but doesn't have...

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