Getting those ears to brown

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Hope these photos aren't getting to boring ! This is today's bake after a 24 hour bulk. Kept a much closer eye on final proof and got some nice spring as well as some fairly decent bursts especially on the lower loaf in this photo. The quest continues ....

If you really want those ears dark, you could try convection mode (if you oven has this) after you are done steaming or putting the loaves under the broiler for a few seconds. 

Thanks that's a great idea - of course the other would be to brown the whole loaf for longer. One thing in was wondering is that I always start with a 345g loaf that bakes out to usually 275-280g and understand it should end up closer to 250g and makes me wonder of hydration could be adjusted. I feel like there's too much moisture is the sough. Will post a better crumb shot too :)