Stiff starter hydration check (#80)

This adds an explanation and enhanced guidelines on what to look out for
when making a stiff starter.
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@@ -186,8 +186,24 @@ The stiff starter is the driest of all the starters. It has a hydration of
around 50 to 60 percent. So for 100 grams of flour you are using around 50 to around 50 to 60 percent. So for 100 grams of flour you are using around 50 to
60 grams of water. If you can't mix flour and water because the 60 grams of water. If you can't mix flour and water because the
mixture is too dry you need to increase the water quantity. This is often mixture is too dry you need to increase the water quantity. This is often
the case when using whole wheat flour to make your starter. The stiff the case when using whole wheat/rye flour to make your starter. The
starter should have the consistency of pasta or pizza dough. more bran your flour contains, the more water your flour can absorb. The stiff
starter should have a comparable consistency to pasta or pizza dough. When
mixing the starter there should be no chunks of flour left. Test placing
the starter on your kitchen counter. When lifting it should slightly stick
to your counter's surface. This test indicates that you hydrated the flour sufficiently.
When the mixture is too dry, the fermentation speed is greatly reduced and
the starter will seem inactive. The starter should be much drier
than a regular starter, but also not too dry. Refer to figure \ref{fig:stiff-starter-dry-check}
for a visual example of the starter's required hydration level.
\begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{stiff-starter-dry-check.jpg}
\caption{An image showing you a stiff starter that is too dry and one that is perfectly hydrated.
The starter shouldn't contain chunks of flour and slightly stick to your counter top. The
starter in the picture is made with whole wheat flour.}
\label{fig:stiff-starter-dry-check}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[!htb] \begin{figure}[!htb]
\includegraphics{figures/fig-stiff-starter-conversion.pdf} \includegraphics{figures/fig-stiff-starter-conversion.pdf}

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