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This time I went for something a little larger, as I'm getting very satisfied with the outcome of these breads using a 12 hour autolyse. I also added a little fennel for the aroma. Second time with this and once again, smelled of vinegar as dough in the morning and as baked bread.

Final Ingredients
   2.4 oz   Starter: 100%H Sourdough, Fed separately
 12.0 oz      Flour: Hard Red Wheat K.A.F.
 10.2 oz     Water: Cold, Filtered
  1-2  tsp      Salt: Fresh Cracked Sea Salt
 ~1/4 tsp  Fennel: Dry McCormick Seeds

Progression
Thurs.    ~21:00   Levain: Take Starter (Abuelito) out of the fridge
Friday      ~7:00                Feed Starter
              ~19:30                Feed Starter
                          Autolyse: Mix Flour, Water and fennel in covered bowl
Sat.         ~7:30  Ferment: Add Starter, then salt, on dough, between stretch and folds. Cover
             ~20:00                  Degas, stretch and fold. Re-cover
             ~21:30                  Degas, stretch and fold. Re-cover
Sunday     7:00                  Degas, stretch and fold. Re-cover
                 7:40 Preshape: Move dough to counter, fold 4 times and place seam side down
                 7:45      Shape: Gently tighten, tucking dough underneath
                 7:50                  Place same side up in proofing basket. I line a loaf pan with damp paper towels. Cover
                 9:50                  Preheat oven, with whole Dutch Oven inside, to 450F. Uncover Loaf
               10:00                  Transfer bread, cover, place in oven.
                               +30 minutes: Remove from Dutch Oven, leave in Oven.
                               +15 minutes: Remove from oven

Inoculation: ~9.7% final dough weight.        Dough Weight: 24.8 Pre-Baking, 20.5 Post-Baking
Ferment: 24 hours at room temp. 68 F.       Proof: 2.0 hours at room temp. Baked for 45 minutes

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Week three and bread three. Last time, i felt the structure of the dough was lacking, so I did a few more stretch and folds before shaping. To facilitate fermentation, I also did some more folds early and slightly decreased the salt. In this i was certainly right, for the first time, the dough doubled in bulk overnight and proofed very well.

Final Ingredients
   1.6 oz   Starter: 100%H Sourdough, Fed separately
   8.0 oz      Flour: Hard Red Wheat K.A.F.
   6.8 oz     Water: Cold, Filtered
  1-2  tsp      Salt: Fresh Cracked Sea Salt

Progression
Thurs.    ~21:00   Levain: Take Starter (Abuelito) out of the fridge
Friday      ~7:00                Feed Starter
              ~19:30                Feed Starter
                          Autolyse: Mix 8.0 oz Flour and 6.8 oz Water in covered bowl
Sat.         ~7:30  Ferment: Add 1.6 oz Starter, then salt, on dough, between stretch and folds. Cover
             ~20:00                  Degas, stretch and fold. Re-cover
             ~21:30                  Degas, stretch and fold. Re-cover
Sunday     7:00                  Degas, stretch and fold. Re-cover
                 7:30 Preshape: Move dough to counter, fold 4 times and place seam side down
                 7:40      Shape: Gently tighten, tucking dough underneath
                 7:45                  Place same side up in proofing basket. I line a loaf pan with damp paper towels. Cover
                 9:45                  Preheat oven, with whole Dutch Oven inside, to 450F. Uncover Loaf
               10:00                  Transfer bread, put ice cube in with it, cover, place in oven.
                               +35 minutes: Uncover. Reduce heat to 425 F.
                               +15 minutes: Remove from oven

Inoculation: ~9.6% final dough weight.        Salt: Roughly 2 b%, maybe a bit less
Ferment: 24 hours at room temp. 68 F.       Proof: 2.0 hours at room temp. Baked for 45 minutes

-----After Cutting

Like the last, this had a great flavor. It rose well and sprung decently, shaping could have been tighter though.
The extra five minutes covered seems to have helped firm the crust more, which was very crunchy once toasted.

My second loaf on TFL. This time, with an increased bulk ferment, slightly decreased inoculation, and, taking the advice of Alison Kay, increased salt.

Final Ingredients
   1.6 oz    Starter: 100%H Sourdough, Fed separately
   8.0 oz    Flour: Hard Red Wheat K.A.F.
   6.8 oz    Water: Cold, Filtered
   1-2 tsp  Salt: Fresh Cracked Sea Salt

Progression
Thurs.    ~21:00   Levain: Take Starter (Abuelito) out of the fridge
Friday      ~7:00     Feed Starter 0.2 oz Water and Flour each
Friday    ~19:30     Feed Starter 0.3 oz Water and Flour each.
                           Autolyse: Mix 8.0 oz Flour and 6.8 oz Water in covered bowl
Sat.         ~8:00   Mix: Put 1.8 oz Starter, then salt, in portions, on dough, folding in between. Fold to incorporate
                           Bulk Ferment: Cover, leaving a little bit of room to breath.
                              Feed Starter with 0.3 oz each and put in fridge for next week
Sat.       ~20:00    Degas, stretch and fold
Sunday     6:45      Stretch and fold dough 4 times, once each direction, in bowl
                 6:55   Preshape: Move dough to counter, fold 4 times and place seam side down
                 7:05   Shape: Gently tighten, tucking dough underneath
                 7:10       Place same side up in proofing basket. I line a loaf pan with damp paper towels. Cover
                 9:25       Preheat oven, with whole Dutch Oven inside, to 450F. Uncover Loaf
                 9:40   Transfer bread, seam side down into D.O.. Score, put ice cube in with it, cover, place in oven.
                               +30 minutes: Uncover. Reduce heat to 425 F.
                               +15 minutes: Remove from oven

Inoculation: ~9.6% final dough weight.        Salt: This time bumped up to 0.2 oz, 2.3 b%. very high
Ferment: 23 hours at room temp. 68 F.       Proof: 2.5 hours at room temp. Baked for 45 minutes

 -----After Slicing

This came out much nicer than the last. Sour aroma was very present from uncovering the dough to baking to baked loaf.
That came through as flavor too, and will likely strengthen. The crust was hard and crisp, crumb fairly open, but a bit gummy.
May need more proofing and shaping.
To all of you unsure how long dough can be left at room temp., 2 consecutive 12 hour cycles and 3 hours being worked did not hurt the bread.

Hello Fresh Loaf!

I've been perusing the online world of Bread Baking for about two years now in my quest for good bread. I have found the value and flavor in whole grains and true Sourdough breads, the purity of lean doughs and the beauty of artisan bread.
Sadly, I have noticed that almost no one anywhere makes, and posts about, bread as I like it:
FWSY, 100% W.W., Artisan, Sourdough.
After many trials and errors, I have found my footing in the baking arts and feel that, though 'blogging' is NOT my thing and I hardly spend time online, I owe it to the baking community to give people like my the chance to find some info on this kind of bread.

Here is my first post; my hundredth loaf, fresh out of the oven.

Ingredients
   1.8 oz    Starter: 100%H Sourdough, Fed separately on same as below, ~1 oz kept in mason jar in fridge
   8.0 oz    Flour: Hard Red Wheat KAF
   6.8 oz    Water: Cold, Filtered
   1-2 tsp  Salt: Fresh Cracked Sea Salt

Progression
Friday ~7:00      Levain: Take Starter (Abuelito) out of the fridge
Friday ~19:00        Feed Starter 0.3 oz Water and Flour each
Saturday ~7:30     Feed Starter 0.3 oz Water and Flour each.
                              Mix 8.0 oz Flour and 6.8 oz Water to autolyse in covered bowl
Saturday ~19:30   Put 1.8 oz Starter on top of dough, fold once
                              Put some salt on top, gently stretch and fold once in another direction
                              Put some more salt on top, gently stretch and fold until incorporated decently, 12-18 times
                           Bulk Ferment: Cover, leaving a little bit of room to breath.
                              Feed Starter again and put in fridge for next week
Sunday 8:30          Stretch and fold dough 4 times, once each direction, in bowl
             8:45       Preshape: Move dough to counter, fold 4 times and place seam side down
             8:55       Shape: Gently tighten, tucking dough underneath
             9:00          Place same side up in proofing basket. I line a loaf pan with damp paper towels. Cover
             11:30        Preheat oven, with whole Dutch Oven inside, to 450F. Uncover Loaf
             11:45        Once heated, transfer bread, seam side down into D.O.. I put it on the lid. Score, put ice cube
                              in with it, cover, place in oven.
                                  +30 minutes: Uncover. Reduce heat to 425 F.   +15 minutes: Remove from oven

I have a very active starter here in the sourlands despite all the cold I put it through
Inoculation: ~11% final dough weight. Salt: IDK, probably about 1 b%, I tend to go light on salt, will experiment
Ferment: 13 hours at room temp. 68 F. Proof: 2.75 hours at room temp. Baked for 45 minutes

---After 5 hours

Texture: Gummy, moist, cooked through. Crust not hard. Smell: Slight sour notes and nonsour smells. Taste: Plain, no tang. Nice robust wheatiness
Fermenting: OK, could use more. Needs better combining.
Proofing: Underproofed.