May 9, 2016 - 7:55am
Converting 100% starter to 166%
If I understand correctly if I take a portion of a 100% starter and add 1/3 it's weight in water I will have a 166% starter. And I can then continue to feed it at the rate of 166% (water vs. flour) I will have an ongoing 166% starter.
Yes?
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fine. 100 g of 100% hydration starter has 50 g each of four and water. Adding 33 g of water makes it 166% (83/50).
You can make any amount of starter of any hydration a166% one by dividing the total starter amount by 2.66 (1 for the flour and 1.66 for the water) So 88 g of 166% hydration starter would have 33 g of flour and 55 g of water.
I believe dabrownman intended to say that 100g of 100% starter contained 50 g each of water and flour. Adding 33 g of water to 100 g of starter would make 133 g of 166% starter.
(50+33) x100 / 50 = 166
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Ford - Typos as usual:-) I fixed them
Thanks to you both!