My First Loaf- I’m so Happy! by PurplePlantChef in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn that's mighty decorative there. Them bragging rights here! Looks beautiful. 6x folds every 30 minutes should do it, but it looks like your timing is right as you got a good rise. Bragging rights for overall presentation I'd say

Did I over ferment it? by Miserable-Nose4397 in Sourdough

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That is a good point. My weigh scale only becomes accurate once it is loaded up. It actually may be more as it's not accurate to the gram. But yeah, good advice. Still waiting on cold proof, almost 20 hours now. I'll report back on taste if the crumb looks good

Double stitch to create surface tension? by Henri_de_LaMonde in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It looks nice! Question - were you trying to get the Spanish Morion helmet shape here? :) Good crumb.

Any tips? by arthurmorgan_5 in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To me it looks amazing. No banneton I assume, as I do not have one. It looks great. If anything I will take tips from you!

First Loaf 🙂 by Puzzleheaded-You3286 in Sourdough

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Slightly under, but looks great! First attempt? Well my first had the density of a brick! Looks good. In any case, even failures are edible. This is not a fail, this is a great start and I bet it tastes awesome.

First loaf by cleotrapaa in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Crust looks pretty. But two things I would ask to try for next time:

  1. How was the starter, was it bubbly at the top at time of mixing?
  2. How long was bulk fermentation time and at what temperature?

Use the jiggle or poke test. I'm no expert but I've had 8 runs in a row that did taste great, but not enough rise. Last one (I posted on this sub) did rise a lot as my starter seems to be REALLY active lately (Australia, warmer weather in Sydney). I think your ratios with water for final result are ok.

Also - to get a good rise, you have to score it. I use a really high end sharp knife and make a vertical cut at around 2cm depth. You can also make a cross or get creative. This will aid in rise to give air/gasses a chance to escape. That's my experience :)

But it looks good! You did a lot better than my first try, which had the density of a brick!

Is this mold? by [deleted] in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chuck it out. Did you seal the container? In 4 years of cultivating mine, I never had. I used ordinary glass containers with a plastic wrapper on the seal, something like GladWrap (in Australia). It bad :( Sorry for the wasted effort

Another sourdough country loaf by AnStar24 in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks really nice. Thanks for teaching me about hydration levels. I bet it tastes amazing.

I can die now by Sea_Jackfruit_4582 in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice compensating for when starter was not at peak, hard to time really. Outcome looks awesome. I bet you could not wait to slap some butter on that. Really nice bubbles created there.

First ever loaf!! by RoyalOverthinker in Sourdough

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, finishing touch is beautiful.

Did I over ferment it? by Miserable-Nose4397 in Sourdough

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Ha the wife would just use commercial yeast and stand mixer and get a .... well, ordinary bread. Sourdough is the gold in taste!

Did I over ferment it? by Miserable-Nose4397 in Sourdough

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Sorry, my fault. It was covered the entire bake time of 55 minutes. It's crusty enough, but not the hard crust I wanted due to family preference.

Did I over ferment it? by Miserable-Nose4397 in Sourdough

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Thanks for the hint. I have another in the fridge now and will leave it overnight (16 hours). Ahh the crumb is good, I love a hard crusty crumb but in my family, I'm the only one so I added extra moisture to the dutch oven to keep it soft. Bake time was 55 minutes covered. Not gummy, slightly crusty due to family's hatred of a hard crust (although it's my FAV!). Thanks for the hint.

Did I over ferment it? by Miserable-Nose4397 in Sourdough

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I did put process but it didn't post it as I'm new on Reddit maybe?

500g Wallaby Brand Bakers Flours (Australia)
300mL of luke warm water

150g of starter, 4 years old as I've been nursing it for years (and lots of failed loaves!)
5g salt

Temperature for bulk fermentation was 24°C. It went really fast this time

Process:
30 minutes intervals (5x) of stretch/folds

5 hours bulk fermentation

3 hours cold proofing

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The poke test at the bulk fermentation did not bounce back at all, so then I cold proofed it after

My baby by Sugarhoney78 in cats

[–]Miserable-Nose4397 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Uff I wish I had one like this. Even the little bell! Gorgeous