diff --git a/book/references.bib b/book/references.bib index e442ac2..a72a5ed 100644 --- a/book/references.bib +++ b/book/references.bib @@ -42,3 +42,12 @@ note = {Accessed: 2022-04-28} } +@article{more+active+starter, + title = {4 tips to make a more active starter}, + author = {Hendrik Kleinwächter}, + howpublished = {\url{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYkTrGHNW2w}}, + year = {2020}, + note = {Accessed: 2022-04-29} +} + + diff --git a/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex b/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex index 51b158d..2ffdf3c 100644 --- a/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex +++ b/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex @@ -179,9 +179,44 @@ maillard reaction. However the core of your dough still won't exceed the 118°C required to boil the acid. Overall your bread will be more sour. The enhanced acidity also helps to prevent pathogens from entering your bread. The bread -will be good for a longer period of time. +will be good for a longer period of time. That's why +the concept of a delivery works well with sour sourdough bread. +In my experiments the bread stayed good for up to a week +in a plastic bag. \section{My bread is too sour} + +Some people like the bread less sour as well. This +is personal preference. To achieve a less sour bread +you need to ferment for a shorter period of time. +The yeast produces CO2 and ethanol. Both yeast and +bacteria consume the sugars released by the amylase enzyme +in your dough. When the sugar is rare bacteria starts to +consume the leftover ethanol by the yeast. Over time more +and more acidity is created making a more sour dough. + +Another angle at this would be to change the yeast/bacteria +ratio of your sourdough. You can start the fermentation with +more yeast and less bacteria. This way for the same given +volume increase of your dough you will have less acidity. +A really good trick is to make sure that you feed your starter +once per day at room temperature. This way you shift +the tides of your starter towards a better yeast fermentation \cite*{more+active+starter}. + +To shift the tides even further a real game changer +to me has been to create a stiff sourdough starter. The +stiff sourdough starter is at a hydration of around 50 percent. +By doing so your sourdough starter will favor yeast +activity a lot more. Your doughs will be more fluffy and will +not as sour for a given volume increase. I tested this +by putting condoms over different glas jars. I used +the same amount of flour for each of the samples. +I tested a regular starter, a liquid starter and a stiff +starter. The stiff starter by far created the most CO2 +compared to the other starters. The balloons were inflated +the most. \cite{stiff+starter} + + \section{Fixing a moldy sourdough starter} \section{My bread flattens out after shaping} \section{Liquid on top of my starter}