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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
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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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mixture is too dry you need to increase the water quantity. This is often
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the case when using whole wheat flour to make your starter. The stiff
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starter should have the consistency of pasta or pizza dough.
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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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starter should have a comparable consistency to pasta or pizza dough. When
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mixing the starter there should be no chunks of flour left. Test placing
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the starter on your kitchen counter. When lifting it should slightly stick
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to your counter's surface. This test indicates that you hydrated the flour sufficiently.
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When the mixture is too dry, the fermentation speed is greatly reduced and
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the starter will seem inactive. The starter should be much drier
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than a regular starter, but also not too dry. Refer to figure \ref{fig:stiff-starter-dry-check}
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for a visual example of the starter's required hydration level.
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{stiff-starter-dry-check.jpg}
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\caption{An image showing you a stiff starter that is too dry and one that is perfectly hydrated.
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The starter shouldn't contain chunks of flour and slightly stick to your counter top. The
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starter in the picture is made with whole wheat flour.}
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\label{fig:stiff-starter-dry-check}
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\end{figure}
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\begin{figure}[!htb]
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\includegraphics{figures/fig-stiff-starter-conversion.pdf}
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