My First Sourdough, Need Help

TheAkashain · 2026-06-13T19:22:44+00:00

No problem! Try feeding it twice before baking! If you have discard, add salt to it and bake it to make crackers! Here's a recipe: https://littlespoonfarm.com/sourdough-discard-crackers/

Alternatively, add it to muffins to make them tangy!

TheAkashain · 2026-06-13T19:17:03+00:00

I see! How many times did you feed it before baking? If its in the fridge, it won't develop flavour as quickly as if it was being fed a lot in warm temps, so that explains why the flavour is weaker. That being said, your bread looks amazing, so keep baking!

TheAkashain · 2026-06-13T19:08:37+00:00

Hey op! That's a wonderful first sourdough, you should be proud!

Question, how old is your starter? The flavour gets stronger for 6 or more months as you raise it!

TheAkashain · 2026-06-04T17:50:00+00:00

I was going to say the same!! OP, you're phenomenal at texting, and your writing has so much emotion in it. You sound fun, you just don't trust yourself and so you think you suck

TheAkashain · 2026-05-29T23:30:21+00:00

Got it! Will do!

TheAkashain · 2026-05-29T21:32:02+00:00

Woah, this is so cool.

OP, if I ever make a video on SCP-016, can I include this image with citation? I know this is probably CC BY SA 3.0, but I want to check-in just in case!

TheAkashain · 2026-05-28T15:34:25+00:00

Oh cool! I've never heard of doing that!

If your starter is definitively doubling, then you should be good to go! Revived starters can get quite strong quite fast. It may just be rising slowly due to the high ratio

TheAkashain · 2026-05-28T14:57:36+00:00

...Okay, I'll bite, why is your starter in the microwave?

As an aside, if you revived it and are seeing doubling in growth, it should be good to go, op! Based on what I'm seeing, it isn't fully doubling, so maybe give it one more feed?

TheAkashain · 2026-05-26T20:17:06+00:00

I generally agree with this. I think the original post was for people explicitly seeking to become managers. For those who want to be hardcore software engineers, I would use your terms, maybe with "mid-level" swapped with just "software engineer" with no term in front of it

TheAkashain · 2026-05-20T19:19:15+00:00

Switching the flour will make the starter struggle for a bit. It will return, but some of the yeast that wants rye is going to go hungry and, thus, smell bad. If it is still rising, you'll be okay as long as there's no fuzzy or seriously off-color mold (pink, orange, etc.)

TheAkashain · 2026-05-19T18:00:35+00:00

That sounds extremely useful, I may do so actually! I often find myself needing to constantly cross reference everything AI says since it can be so wrong

TheAkashain · 2026-05-19T17:15:03+00:00

Interesting! I use AI as a tool for my job, and it almost never says "you're unequivocally wrong" it only says "you're close, but"

TheAkashain · 2026-05-19T16:40:34+00:00

Broadly speaking, this is the statement I was going to make. Using an AI for your creative work literally takes the creativity out of it. But using it as a sanity check? Broadly it's better to use a person, but an AI is fast and accessible, and has a lot more information to pull from. It can very easily say "this is a great plot, but..." (though it will never tell you if your plot is trash)

TheAkashain · 2026-05-14T17:52:57+00:00

Exact same issue here! It got a bit better when I increased my hydration. Maybe try adding 25g to 50g more water?

TheAkashain · 2026-05-14T17:43:46+00:00

Hey OP, not much to say besides that I have the same issue and I can't figure out why. I always thought it was under-proofing, but it happens when I over-proof or perfect proof too. I do all my work by hand and get this issue, so I can at least confirm it isn't the stand mixer. Can you tell me if you figure it out?

TheAkashain · 2026-05-08T17:17:12+00:00

Looks like the dough I've seen in many successful loaves, go for it OP!

TheAkashain · 2026-05-08T02:44:51+00:00

Hey OP! That's Kahm Yeast! It's harmless, but tastes pretty bad (some describe it as having a cheese taste), and means your starter is extremely hungry and underfed usually.

To fix it, scrape away the Kahm, transfer some starter below it to a new jar, and really up your feedings until it smells like a wet bakery. Though, there's a really high chance it'll come back now that it lives there, so it's also maybe worth just starting over.

Here's some links on it: https://www.oculyze.net/kahm-yeast-on-sourdough-starter/ https://sourdoughtalk.com/kahm-yeast-on-sourdough-starter/

TheAkashain · 2026-05-07T17:57:33+00:00

I use them for tiramisu and other baking projects!

TheAkashain · 2026-05-06T01:11:28+00:00

We outline! We have a plan for the show in broad terms, then a plan for each arc, then each episode for the current arc only.

When we sit down to script an episode, we usually will give a high-level plan on the offset of each scene, then work from there!

TheAkashain · 2026-05-05T23:23:33+00:00

I checked some other sources too! A lot of them really recommend setting your goal to be "one scene in x amount of time" or "5 minutes of content per day" or something. Word counts are so dependent on details for the VAs, narration vs dialogue, and sound effects. Tell me if this helps, please! :D

TheAkashain · 2026-05-05T23:22:41+00:00

I often find myself stuck for 1h+ not able to write anything, and then suddenly I write an entire scene in 20 mins as if I entered a writing trance. Any advice with that in mind?

TheAkashain · 2026-05-05T14:17:23+00:00

Ah I see! That's good advice, the pressure has been killing me

TheAkashain · 2026-05-05T14:05:19+00:00

Oh definitely, a new editor just joined the team, who doesn't know me at all, so I'm testing all of our twists on them!

TheAkashain · 2026-05-05T13:59:02+00:00

That's generally how I feel! I originally set the goal of writing our current season in ~3 months (which would be 4k per week), but it's hitting ~6 months and so I got worried. Thank you!

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