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@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ starter has half the flour as water.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-types}
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\caption{3 different starter types next to each other. Note how the liquid starter is submerged
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in water. It has a hydration of 500 percent or more.
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The regular starter has a hydration of around 100 percent, the stiff starter
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around 50 to 60 percent.}%
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\caption{Three~different starter types next to each other. Note how the
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liquid starter is submerged in water. It has a hydration of~\qty{500}{\percent}
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or more. The regular starter has a hydration of around
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\qty{100}{\percent}, the stiff starter around \qtyrange{50}{60}{\percent}.}%
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\label{fig:starter-types}
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\end{figure}
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@@ -51,18 +51,18 @@ bacterial fermentation, then your dough will also have slightly more bacterial
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fermentation. If you have more yeast fermentation, then your main dough will
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have slightly more yeast fermentation. This is important to know when you are
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working with a more mature unfed starter. Let's say your starter had last been
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fed 48 hours ago. Chances are that your bacteria is very active while the
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fed 48~hours ago. Chances are that your bacteria is very active while the
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yeast could be dormant. In such a case you can skip feeding your starter
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before making another dough. Just use a very tiny amount of starter. For 1000 g
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of flour I~would take around 10 g of starter (1 percent in terms of baker's
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math). If my starter is very young and had just been fed 6 to 8 hours ago I~might
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end up going up to 20 percent of starter. Remember that your dough is nothing
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before making another dough. Just use a very tiny amount of starter. For \qty{1000}{\gram}
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of flour I~would take around \qty{10}{\gram} of starter (\qty{1}{\percent} in terms of baker's
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math). If my starter is very young and had just been fed 6 to 8~hours ago I~might
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end up going up to \qty{20}{\percent} of starter. Remember that your dough is nothing
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else other than a big starter. It will tremendously help you to figure out
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your best next steps.
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When using such a low inoculation rate (1 percent), you need to use stronger
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When using such a low inoculation rate (\qty{1}{\percent}), you need to use stronger
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flour when making wheat-based doughs. Your flour naturally breaks down due
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to enzymatic activity. It might take 24 hours for the starter to re-grow
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to enzymatic activity. It might take 24~hours for the starter to re-grow
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inside of your bread dough. At the same time, the enzymatic activity might
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have caused your gluten to degrade significantly. While this is okay
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when looking at your starter, your wheat-based dough will flatten
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@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ a longer fermentation before most gluten is broken down.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter.jpg}
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\caption{A regular sourdough starter at 100 percent hydration fed with rye
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\caption{A regular sourdough starter at \qty{100}{\percent} hydration fed with rye
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flour.}%
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\label{fig:regular-sourdough-starter}
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\end{figure}
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The regular sourdough starter is made at a hydration of around 100 percent.
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The regular sourdough starter is made at a hydration of around \qty{100}{\percent}.
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This means the starter has equal parts of flour and water. This is the most
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common and most universal sourdough starter there is. The starter has a good
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balance of yeast and bacteria. After a feeding, the volume increases and
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@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ A regular starter is a perfect choice to use when utilizing stronger wheat or sp
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It also nicely works with rye, emmer or einkorn. If you only have a weak flour
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at hand with less gluten, this starter might cause issues. As you tend to have
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quite some bacterial activity, gluten is going to be broken down fast. When
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using the starter, use around 1 to 20 percent starter based on the flour of your
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using the starter, use around 1 to \qty{20}{\percent} starter based on the flour of your
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dough.
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Depending on the bacteria cultivated, a regular starter either has a lactic (dairy),
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@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ starter's flavor by changing the type to a liquid starter.
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\end{center}
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\end{figure}
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The liquid starter is made at a hydration of around 500 percent. This means
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The liquid starter is made at a hydration of around \qty{500}{\percent}. This means
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the starter has much more water than flour. The additional layer of water on
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top of the flour changes the microbiome of your starter.
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@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ from enhanced yeast activity. The liquid starter conversion is non reversible.
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So ideally keep a backup of your stiff or regular starter.
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To commence with the
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conversion, simply take around 1 gram of your starter, mix with 5 g flour and
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25 g water. Stir everything together properly. After a few minutes the flour is
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conversion, simply take around \qty{1}{\gram} of your starter, mix with \qty{5}{\gram} flour and
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\qty{25}{\gram} water. Stir everything together properly. After a few minutes the flour is
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going to start settling in at the bottom of your jar. Repeat this process over
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a few days. Shake the starter gently to see if you can see tiny \ch{CO2} bubbles
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moving in the liquid. This is a good sign that your starter is ready. Use your
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@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ weak wheat flour will not work. If you do not care about baking a freestanding l
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then you can easily use this starter together with a loaf pan.
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This starter also works great when making a hearty pancake dough. To use it
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I~shake the starter container until I~see all ingredients are homogenized. Then
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I~use around 5 percent of it in terms of baker's math. So for 1000 g of flour
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that's around 50 grams of liquid starter. As it is very liquid you have to
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include the 50 grams in your liquid calculation. I~typically treat the starter
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directly as liquid in the recipes. So if the recipe calls for 600 grams of water
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and I~use 50 grams of starter, then I~would proceed and only use 550 grams of
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I~use around \qty{5}{\percent} of it in terms of baker's math. So for \qty{1000}{\gram} of flour
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that's around \qty{50}{\gram} of liquid starter. As it is very liquid you have to
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include the \qty{50}{\gram} in your liquid calculation. I~typically treat the starter
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directly as liquid in the recipes. So if the recipe calls for \qty{600}{\gram} of water
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and I~use \qty{50}{\gram} of starter, then I~would proceed and only use \qty{550}{\gram} of
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water.
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This type of starter is also an excellent mold combatant. As you are removing
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@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ jar.}%
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\end{figure}
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The stiff starter is the driest of all the starters. It has a hydration of
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around 50 to 60 percent. So for 100 grams of flour you are using around 50 to
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60 grams of water. If you can't mix flour and water because the
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around \qtyrange{50}{60}{\percent}. So for \qty{100}{\gram} of flour you are using around
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\qtyrange{50}{60}{\gram} of water. If you can't mix flour and water because the
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mixture is too dry you need to increase the water quantity. This is often
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the case when using whole wheat/rye flour to make your starter. The
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more bran your flour contains, the more water your flour can absorb. The stiff
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@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ for a visual example of the starter's required hydration level.
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process takes around 3 days. The longer you maintain your starter at the
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suggested hydration level, the more adapted your microorganisms become. The
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stiff starter boosts the yeast activity of your sourdough starter.
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The guide uses a 50 percent hydration level for the starter. If the dough is too stiff
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consider increasing this to 60 percent.}%
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The guide uses a \qty{50}{\percent} hydration level for the starter. If the dough is too stiff
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consider increasing this to \qty{60}{\percent}.}%
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\label{fig:stiff-starter-conversion}
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\end{center}
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\end{figure}
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@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ very mild. I~am still yet to find a proper explanation why the yeast part of
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the dough is more active. Maybe it is not. It could also be that the bacteria
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is inhibited by the lack of water.
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When making the stiff sourdough starter, start by using around 50 percent
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When making the stiff sourdough starter, start by using around \qty{50}{\percent}
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water. If you are using a whole wheat flour, or a strong flour consider going
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up to 60 percent. All the ingredients should mix together very well. There
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up to \qty{60}{\percent}. All the ingredients should mix together very well. There
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should be no crumbly flour left. This is a common mistake I~have seen when
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people tried to make the stiff starter. Yes it should be dry, but not to a
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point where it is a brick of cement. If you have ever made a pasta dough, this
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@@ -273,9 +273,10 @@ pockets of air on the sides of your container. Use your nose to smell the
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starter. It should have a mild smell. It also tends to smell much more
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alcoholic than the other starters.
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When using a stiff starter, use around 1 to 20 percent depending on the ripeness of
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your starter. In summer I~typically use around 10 percent and in winter
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around 20 percent. This way you can also control the fermentation speed.
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When using a stiff starter, use around \qtyrange{1}{20}{\percent} depending on
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the ripeness of your starter. In summer I~typically use around
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\qty{10}{\percent} and in winter around \qty{20}{\percent}. This way you can
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also control the fermentation speed.
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Mixing the starter can be a little bit annoying as it hardly homogenizes with
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the rest of the dough. In this case you can try to dissolve the starter in the
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water you are about to use for your dough. This will make mixing a lot easier.
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@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ Lastly, no matter which starter type you choose, you can control how sour
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you want your dough to be. The longer you push the fermentation, the more
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acidity is going to be piled up. The only difference is that for a given
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volume increase, the stiff starter will produce the least acidity. So for a
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volume increase of 100 percent, the liquid starter has produced the most acidity,
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volume increase of \qty{100}{\percent}, the liquid starter has produced the most acidity,
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followed by the regular starter and then the stiff starter. If you wait long
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enough, the stiff starter will have produced the same amount of acidity as the
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other starters. But before doing so it will have also produced a lot more \ch{CO2}. If
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@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ for bakers, the quantity of each ingredient
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is calculated as a percentage based on how much flour you have.
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Let me demonstrate this with a small example from
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a pizzeria. In the morning you check and you realize you
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have around 1 kilogram of flour.
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Your default recipe calls for around 600 grams of water.
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have around \qty{1}{\kg} of flour.
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Your default recipe calls for around \qty{600}{\gram} of water.
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That would be a typical pizza dough, not too dry but
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also not too wet. Then you would be using around 20 grams
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of salt and around 100 grams of sourdough starter\footnote{This is my go to
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also not too wet. Then you would be using around \qty{20}{\gram}
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of salt and around \qty{100}{\gram} of sourdough starter\footnote{This is my go to
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pizza dough recipe. In Napoli modern pizzerias would use fresh or dry yeast.
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However traditionally pizza has always been made with sourdough.}.
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The next day you suddenly have 1.4 kilograms of flour
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The next day you suddenly have \qty{1.4}{\kg} of flour
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at hand and thus can make more pizza dough. What do you do?
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Do you multiply all the ingredients by 1.4? Yes you could,
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but there is an easier way. This is where baker's math
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comes in handy. Let's look at the default recipe with baker's
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math and then adjust it for the 1.4 kilogram flour quantity.
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math and then adjust it for the \qty{1.4}{\kg} flour quantity.
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\begin{table}[!htb]
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\begin{center}
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@@ -41,40 +41,40 @@ math and then adjust it for the 1.4 kilogram flour quantity.
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\end{table}
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Note how each of the ingredients is calculated as a percentage
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based on the flour. The 100 percent is the baseline and represents the absolute
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amount of flour that you have at hand. In this case that's 1000 grams
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(1 kilogram).
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based on the flour. The \qty{100}{\percent} is the baseline and represents the absolute
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amount of flour that you have at hand. In this case that's \qty{1000}{\gram}
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(\qty{1}{\kg}).
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Now let's go back to our example and adjust the flour, as we have
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more flour available the next day. As mentioned the next day
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we have 1.4 kilograms at hand (1400 grams).
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we have \qty{1.4}{\kg} at hand (\qty{1400}{\gram}).
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\begin{table}[!htb]
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\begin{center}
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\input{tables/table-recipe-bakers-math.tex}
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\caption{An example recipe that uses 1400 grams as its baseline and
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\caption{An example recipe that uses \qty{1400}{\gram} as its baseline and
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is then calculated using baker's math.}
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\end{center}
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\end{table}
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For each ingredient we calculate the percentage
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based on the flour available (1400 grams). So for the water
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we calculate 60 percent based on 1400. Open up your
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calculator and type in 1400 * 0.6 and you have
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the absolute value in grams that you should be using.
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For the second day, that is 840 grams. Proceed to do the same
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based on the flour available (\qty{1400}{\gram}). So for the water
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we calculate \qty{60}{\percent} based on \num{1400}. Open up your
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calculator and type in \numproduct{1400}{0.6} and you have
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the absolute value in gram that you should be using.
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For the second day, that is \qty{840}{\gram}. Proceed to do the same
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thing for all the other ingredients and you will know
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your recipe.
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Let's say you would want to use 50 kilograms of flour
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Let's say you would want to use \qty{50}{\kg} of flour
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the next day. What would you do? You would simply proceed
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to calculate the percentages one more time. I~like this
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way of writing recipes a lot. Imagine you wanted to make
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some pasta. You would like to know how much sauce you should
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be making. Now rather than making a recipe just for you, a
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hungry family arrives. You are tasked with making pasta
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for 20 people. How would you calculate the amount of sauce
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for \num{20} people. How would you calculate the amount of sauce
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you need? You go to the internet and check a recipe and then
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are completely lost when trying to scale it up.
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@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ contamination of the microbes you are trying to cultivate
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in your starter. More of them live on the hull compared to the
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endophytes living in the grain.
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Start by measuring approximately 50 grams each of flour and
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Start by measuring approximately \qty{50}{\gram} each of flour and
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water. The measurements don't have to be exact; you can use
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less or more, or just eyeball the proportions. These
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values are just shown as a reference.
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@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@ like Germany, tap water is perfectly fine. Chlorine is added
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to water as a disinfectant to kill microorganisms, you will
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not be able to grow a starter with chlorinated water.
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In this process, the hydration of your starter is 100
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percent. This means you're using equal parts flour and
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In this process, the hydration of your starter is \qty{100}{\percent}.
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This means you're using equal parts flour and
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water. Stir everything together so that all the flour is
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properly hydrated. This step activates the microbial spores
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in your mixture, drawing them out of hibernation and
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@@ -189,24 +189,24 @@ my kitchen.
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\end{figure}
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Wait for around 24 hours and observe what happens to your starter.
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Wait for around 24~hours and observe what happens to your starter.
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You might see some early signs of fermentation already. Use your nose
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to smell the dough. Look for bubbles in the dough. Your dough
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might already have increased in size a little bit. Whatever
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you see and notice is a sign of the first battle. Some microbes
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have already been outperformed. Others have won the first battle.
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After around 24 hours most of the starch has been broken down
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After around 24~hours most of the starch has been broken down
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and your microbes are hungry for additional sugars. With a spoon
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take around 10 grams from the previous day's mixture and place
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take around \qty{10}{\gram} from the previous day's mixture and place
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it in a new container. Again --- you could also simply eye ball
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all the quantities. It does not matter that much. Mix the 10
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grams from the previous day with another 50 grams of flour
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and 50 grams of water. Note the ratio of 1:5. I~very often use
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grams from the previous day with another \qty{50}{\gram} of flour
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and \qty{50}{\gram} of water. Note the ratio of 1:5. I~very often use
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1 part of old culture with 5 parts of flour and 5 parts of water.
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This is also very often the same ratio I~use when making a dough.
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A dough is nothing else than a sourdough starter with slightly different
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properties. I'd always be using around 100--200 grams of starter
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for around 1000 grams of flour (baker's math: 10--20 percent).
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properties. I'd always be using around \qtyrange{100}{200}{\gram} of starter
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for around \qty{1000}{\gram} of flour (baker's math: \qtyrange{10}{20}{\percent}).
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Homogenize your new mixture again with a spoon. Then cover
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the mix again with a glass or a lid. If you notice the top of
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your mixture dries out a lot consider using another cover. The
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@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ grow in population with each subsequent feeding. Even if you see no signs
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of activity directly, don't worry. There is activity in
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your starter on a microscopic level.
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24 hours later again we will repeat the same thing again until
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24~hours later again we will repeat the same thing again until
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we see that our sourdough starter is active. More on that in the
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next section of this book.
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\input{figures/fig-starter-maintenance.tex}
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\caption{A full flowchart showing you how to conduct proper sourdough starter maintenance. You can use a
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piece of your dough as the next starter. You can also use left-over starter and feed it again. Choose an
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option that works best for your own schedule. The chart assumes that you are using a starter at a 100 percent
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option that works best for your own schedule. The chart assumes that you are using a starter at a \qty{100}{\percent}
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hydration level. Adjust the water content accordingly when you use a stiff
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starter.}%
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\label{fig:sourdough-maintenance-process}
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@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ perform daily feedings of the starter. The key to understanding how to properly
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conduct maintenance is to understand what happens to your starter after you
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used it to make a dough. Whatever starter you have left, or a tiny piece of
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your bread dough can serve to make your next starter\footnote{I~very often use all my
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starter to make a dough. So if the recipe calls for 50g of starter I~make
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exactly 50g starter in advance. This means I~have no starter left. In that
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starter to make a dough. So if the recipe calls for \qty{50}{\gram} of starter I~make
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exactly \qty{50}{\gram} starter in advance. This means I~have no starter left. In that
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case I~would proceed to take tiny bit of the dough at the end of the
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fermentation period. This piece I~would use to regrow my starter again.}.
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nothing different than a gigantic starter. I~recommend a 1:5:5 ratio like
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mentioned before. So take 1 piece of starter, feed with 5 parts of flour and 5
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parts of water. If it is very hot where you live, or if you want to make the
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bread around 24 hours later after your last feeding, change the ratio. In that
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bread around 24~hours later after your last feeding, change the ratio. In that
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case I~would go for a 1:10:10 ratio. Sometimes I~don't have enough starter.
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Then I~even use a ratio of 1:50:50 or 1:100:100. Depending on how much new
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flour you feed it takes longer for your starter to be ready again.
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The colder it is the longer you preserve a good balance of yeast and
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bacteria. Generally, the warmer it is the faster the fermentation process is,
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and the colder it is the slower the whole process becomes.
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Below 4°C the starter fermentation almost completely stops. The
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Below \qty{4}{\degreeCelsius} the starter fermentation almost completely stops. The
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fermentation speed at low temperatures depends on the
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strains of wild yeast and bacteria
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that you have cultivated.
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much as possible. Add more flour continuously until you notice that there is no
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moisture left. Place the flour starter in a dry place in your house. Let it
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dry out even more. If you have a dehydrator you can use this to speed up the
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process. Set it to around 30°C and dry the starter for 12--20 hours. The next
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process. Set it to around \qty{30}{\degreeCelsius} and dry the starter for 12--20~hours. The next
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day your starter has dried out a bit. It is in a vulnerable state as there is still a bit
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of humidity left. Add some more flour to speed up the drying process. Repeat
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for another 2 days until you feel that there is no humidity left. This is
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