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  • Basic Sourdough Bread Recipe – Welsh 900 Starter
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Starter FAQ's

  • My Starter Isn’t Working / Rising
  • Welsh 900 sourdough starter: Maintenance Instructions
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  • can I use a metal container?
  • Can a starter really last forever?
  • What type of lid should I use for my starter?
  • Do I Need A Scale?
  • Do I Need To Keep Buying Starter
  • Are plastic containers bad?
  • How Can You Tell The Age Of A Starter?
  • Water and chlorine/Can I use my tap water?
  • Are there really different strains?
  • What’s that liquid on top? – Hooch
  • What does it mean to “feed” your starter?
  • Mold? Fuzzy Stuff

Baking FAQ's

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  • The four methods of building tension in your dough.
  • Why do I need to build gluten?
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  • What is a levain and why would I use it?
  • What is the ear?
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Can a starter really last forever?

Yes! Starter can last forever if maintained correctly or dehydrated like the 4500-year-old strain from Egypt. I’d love to get my hands on that one, but it is not available anywhere to my knowledge.

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Updated on December 29, 2023
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