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Help with adjusting amounts for winter

Bread Head's picture
Bread Head

Help with adjusting amounts for winter

Hi all.

I make the tartine bread.  

My summer recipe is..........

All Purpose Organic Flour 800g

Fresh Ground Organic Whole Wheat 200g

Water 780g

Levain 200g

Pink Himalayin Salt 20g

 

I want to add more levain in the dough because the days/house is colder and it is taking longer to complete the bulk fermentation.

My Questions are;

1) How much flour do take out of my recipe (above) if I want to add 300g levain??

2) In the dead of winter I like to add 400g of levain but am noticing the combo cookers are a little to small for that amount of flour.  So how do I adjust my numbers?

Thanks for your help!

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Maverick

If your starter is 100% hydration then compared to 200g of starter you are adding an extra 50g of flour and 50g of water so just subtract that (or 100g of each if using 400g). Or you can adjust the time but it can get very long when it is cold. If course if your starter is a mix of different flours then just use the same method. 

Bread Head's picture
Bread Head

Thanks! that's pretty simple.