diff --git a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-types.tex b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-types.tex index 62a21c7..ff6fea3 100644 --- a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-types.tex +++ b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter-types.tex @@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ drain the liquid part on your starter and use it. I have used it numerous times to make lactofermented hot sauces. \section{Stiff starter} +\label{section:stiff-starter} \begin{figure}[!htb] \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{sourdough-starter-stiff.jpg} diff --git a/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex b/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex index 60af992..f3f762a 100644 --- a/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex +++ b/book/troubleshooting/misc.tex @@ -457,4 +457,40 @@ contains more enzymes than white flour. To fix this try to make sure that your sourdough starter is lively and active. Simply apply a couple of more feedings in advance before making your dough. This way your dough becomes ready to shape -before it has completely broken down. \ No newline at end of file +before it has completely broken down. + +\section{My sourdough starter is too sour} + +A too sour sourdough starter will cause problems during +the fermentation. Your fermentation will be more on the +bacterial side, rather than the yeast side. This means +you will likely create a more tangy dough which isn't +as fluffy as it could be. The goal is to reach the right +balance: Fluffy consistency from the yeast and a great +not too strong tang from the bacteria. This depends +of course on what you are looking for in terms of taste +in your bread. When making rye bread I prefer to be more +on the tangy side for instance. When the described balance +is off. the first thing to check is your sourdough starter. + +Note the smell of your starter. Does it smell very sour? +Taste a bit of your starter too. How sour does it taste? +Over time every starter becomes more and more sour the longer +you wait. But sometimes your starter becomes sour too fast. +In this case apply daily feedings to your starter. Reduce +the amount of old starter that you use to feed. A ratio +of 1:5:5 or 1:10:10 can do wonders. In this case you would +take 1 part of starter (10g) and feed it with 50g of flour +and 50g of water. This way the microorganisms start +the fermentation in a green field environment. This is +similar to the 10 percent starter of 20 percent starter +ratio that you use to make a dough. These days I almost +never use a 1:1:1 ratio. This only makes sense when you +are initially creating your starter. You want a sour +environment so that your microorganisms outcompete +potential pathogens. The acidic environment is toxic +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}. \ No newline at end of file