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* Add troubleshooting section starter size increase

* Finish stretch and fold chapter
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to most pathogens that you do not want in your starter.
Another approach that can help is to convert your
sourdough starter into a stiff starter as
described in section \ref{section:stiff-starter}.
sourdough starter into a stiff starter as
described in section \ref{section:stiff-starter}.
\section{My starter does not double in size}
Some bakers call for the sourdough starter to
double in size before using it.
The idea is to use the sourdough starter at
peak performance to ensure a
balanced fermentation in the main dough.
The doubling in size metric should be
taken with a grain of salt when judging
your starter. Depending on the flour
you use to feed the starter different levels
of its rising can be expected.
For instance, if you use rye flour then only
very little gas from the
fermentation can be retained inside the
starter. In consequence, your
sourdough starter will not rise as much. It
could be in a healthy shape
though. If you use wheat flour with less gluten
the starter will not rise as
much too. The reason is that you have a weaker
gluten network resulting in
more gas dispersing out of your dough.
That being said it is recommended that you develop
your volume increase
metric. Your starter will increase in size and then
ultimately lose structure
and collapse. Observe the point before it collapses.
This is the point when
you should use your starter. This could be a
50 percent volume increase, 100
percent or 200 percent. It is always better to use
the starter a little bit
too early rather than too late. If you use the
starter later reduce the
quantity that you use. If the recipe calls for a 20
percent starter quantity,
use only 10
percent starter in that case. Your starter will
regrow in your main dough.
On top of relying on the size increase start
taking note of your starter's
smell. Over time you will be able to judge its
fermentation state based on the
smell. The stronger the smell becomes the further
your dough has fermented.
This is a sign that you should use fewer starters
when making the actual dough.
Please refer to section \ref{section:readying-starter} "\nameref{section:readying-starter}"
for more information on the topic.