diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index 90fd844..278a82b 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ *.bcf *.blg *.run.xml +book/book.out diff --git a/book/book.tex b/book/book.tex index 3f1a171..f6a3cbf 100644 --- a/book/book.tex +++ b/book/book.tex @@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ \addbibresource{references.bib} \usepackage[skip=5pt plus1pt, indent=0pt]{parskip} +\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref} +\hypersetup{ + linktoc=all + allcolors=black +} + \graphicspath{ {./images/}{./troubleshooting/crumb-structures/} } @@ -116,14 +122,7 @@ \section{Debugging your crumb structure} \input{troubleshooting/crumb-structures/crumb-structures} -\section{Baking in the tropics} -\section{My bread stays flat} -\section{I want more tang in my bread} -\section{My bread is too sour} -\section{Fixing a moldy sourdough starter} -\section{My bread flattens out after shaping} -\section{Liquid on top of my starter} -\section{Why does my starter smell like acetone} +\input{troubleshooting/misc} \printbibliography diff --git a/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex b/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7fe58e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex @@ -0,0 +1,72 @@ +\section{Baking in the tropics} + +Depending on the temperature your fermentation speed adapts. +In a warmer environment everything is faster. In a colder +environment everything is slower. + +This includes the speed at which your sourdough ferments +the dough but also the speed of enzymatic reactions. The +amylase and protease enzymes work faster, making more +sugars available and degrading the gluten proteins. + +At around 22°C in my kitchen my bulk fermentation is ready +after around 10 hours. I am using around 20 percent of sourdough +starter based on the flour. In summer times the temperatures +in my kitchen sometimes increase to 25°C. In that case +I am reducing the sourdough starter to around 10 percent. +If I wouldn't do that my fermentation would be done after +around 4-7 hours. The problem is that the dough is quite +unstable when fermenting at this high speed. This means +that you are easily running into issues of overfermentation. +Finding the perfect sweet spot between fermenting enough +and not too much is becoming much harder. Normally you might +have a time window of 1 hour. But at the rapid speed it +might be reduced to a time window of 20 minutes. Now at +30°C ambient temperature things are way faster. Your bulk +fermentation might be complete in 2-4 hours when using +10-20 percent starter. Proofing your dough in the fridge +becomes almost impossible. As your dough cools down in the +fridge the fermentation also slows down. However cooling the +dough down from 30°C to 4-6°C in your fridge takes much +longer. Your dough is much more active compared to a dough +that starts at a temperature of 20-25°C. You might +end up overproofing your dough if you leave it overnight +in the fridge. + +That's why I recommend that you reduce the amount of starter +that you use in the tropics to something at around 1-5 percent +based on the flour. This will slow down the fermentation +process significantly and provides you a bigger window +of time. Try to aim for an overall bulk fermentation of at +least 8-10 hours. Reduce the amount of starter to get there. + +When making a dough try to use the same water temperature +as your ambient temperature. Assuming that the temperature +will climb to 30°C, try to start your dough directly +with 30°C water. This means that you can carefully rely on +a small fermentation probe that visualizes your fermentation +progress. The probe only works reliably if your dough temperature +is equal to your ambient temperature. Else the sample heats +up or cools down faster. So tread carefully when using +the sample in this case. It's always better to stop +the fermentation a little too early rather than too late. +Stretch and folds during the bulk fermentation +will help you to develop a better look and feel for +the dough. An expensive but possibly useful tool +could be a pH meter that allows you to perfectly +measure how much acidity has been created by the +lactic and acetic acid bacteria. In this case measure +the pH repeatedly and figure out a value that works +for your sourdough. In my case I tend to end bulk +fermentation at a pH of around 4.1. Please don't just +follow my pH value, it's very individual. Keep measuring +with different doughs to find out a value that works for you. + +\section{My bread stays flat} +\section{I want more tang in my bread} +\section{My bread is too sour} +\section{Fixing a moldy sourdough starter} +\section{My bread flattens out after shaping} +\section{Liquid on top of my starter} +\section{Why does my starter smell like acetone} +\section{My crust becomes chewy} \ No newline at end of file