I have made sourdough a few times now. My starter is about 6 weeks old. Seems pretty healthy as it triples in size after a 1-4-4 feeding of 70% bread flour/30% WW flour.
I feed my starter before going to bed.
Start in the morning with 60 Minute autolyse prior to adding starter and salt
5 1/2 - 6 hr bulk ferment (including stretch and folds) at 80* (oven with light on)
Pre Shape and then final shape before putting in proofing basket
Usually about a 2 hour proof before going into the dutch oven. Poke test still leaves a little dent (85-90% recovery)
Here is what it looks like coming out of the oven
Here is first look at interior
And deeper into the loaf, I find some extreme tunneling.
From what I see, it looks like a "fake crumb" from underfermenting.
I have time to let it bulk ferment or proof longer. I am usually done with baking by 5-6pm so I could add an hour or two to the process. I like to do it all in one day if possible, but I could cold retard it in the fridge overnight and bake the next morning.
I don't have an experienced sourdough baker to get first hand information, so I have to diagnose online. Looking to you for any guidance you can provide. Thanks in advance for any tips or suggestions.
Bill in Idaho
Mix well in a each process. Enjoy!
That's the more important info.
Hard to estimate in the bowl, but I would guess about 50%+ increase. Maybe more. I use glass bowls and you can see lots of activity in the dough thru the glass and bubbles on top.