Age
7Years
Color
Country of origin United States
Taste
& Flavour
Mixture
Unknown
Liquid
Flour
Other
General Beauregard
Since 2017
I was tired of tasteless bread and bad tasting bread from instant yeast
Characteristics
Mine seems to be hyperactive. Within a couple hours of feeding it balloons to 3-4 times the original volume. It has a clean yeasty aroma with barely a hint of sour.
Taste & flavour
Recipe
Starting ingredients
- % Whole wheat flour
- % Unbleached all purpose flour
Feeding ingredients
- % Water
- % All purpose flour
1
Make bread or remove half of starter.
2
Add 1/2 cup water.
% Water
3
Add 3/4 cup all purpose flour, stir together and cover.
% All purpose flour
Working method
1
I started with whole wheat flour and water to make a loose dough and let it set for 24 hours.
% Whole wheat flour
2
Feed twice daily by removing half of the volume, adding 3/4 cup all purpose unbleached white flour and 1/2 cup water and stir it all together.
% Unbleached all purpose flour
Result
Boule
Large round ball of bread. Chewy caramelized crust with a pale interior and medium crumb ideal for sandwiches.