Seven phrases, translated from the bowl.
Do You Speak Dough? 7 Things Your Sourdough Is Telling You During Bulk Fermentation
Bulk fermentation is the step most bakers find hardest to read. Is it done? Did I miss it? Why is my loaf gummy when I followed the recipe to the minute? After the starter phrasebook, here is the dough phrasebook. Seven things your dough does during bulk fermentation, what they mean, and what to do about each one, translated with the answers from my free book The Sourdough Framework. This post goes deeper than the infographic.
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