Starters & Levains

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

Sourdough Starter

Good day! I've been trying to make a sourdough starter with Unbleached White Flour for about 3 weeks. I created 2 batches feeding...

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Starter Stopped!

Hi All! Newbie here. I'm confident your advice will be that I simply need to persist and this activity (or lack thereof!) with my...

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What's the point of the levain?

Hi I am new to sourdough, I am wondering what the point of making a levain prior to making the loaf is. Why not just use...

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Hello Bakers new here with yeast questions

Hello bakers want to introduce myself and ask some questions. I've been brewing beer for awhile and since I have a refrigerator...

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Starters and using with various flours

Hi can I use a healthy white starter to bake a loaf with other flours - Einkorn / Wholemeal etc or is it vital to use a starter...

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The damn hooch!

I’m brand new to home-made sourdough. I’m using an organic wholemeal flour for my starter with a ratio of 1 part flour to 1 part...

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Sourdough not starting!

I'm having an issue with my sourdough starter not bubbling at all... I use organic whole wheat flour and bottled water, started...

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Failure to launch starter :(

Started my first started a little over two weeks ago. Things were going well, last Sunday (7 days ago) it was tripling in size,...

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Leaving Australia via New Zealand

Sadly I am having to leave Australia due to end of visa. I am spending time in New Zealand. Can I take my dehydrated sourdough...

Newbie Question: Hairy Mold in My Starter

After trying for several weeks to make my first starter I'm getting rather dispirited and so I figured I'd seek help here in the...

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