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Beginners: Video on Bulk Fermentation (Awesome!)

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jey13

Beginners: Video on Bulk Fermentation (Awesome!)

I wish this video had been around when I was a clueless beginner! I won’t be a bit surprised if others have mentioned it—or if it was created by a well known member here. Forgive me if so, it’s been a long time since I posted here. It’s everything you always wanted to do know about bulk fermentation and then some. 

https://youtu.be/nYCS5BFA_sM

This video answers so many questions I had that people here tried so hard to answer and I just didn’t quite get. Not just what bulk fermentation is and how to know when your dough is under/over proofed (or just right), but also why sourdough recipes vary wildly in how long the fermentation is, or how much the bread should rise, and why you can’t play around with the recipe until you know what you’re doing. 

Hope it helps all the newbies out there. It’s long, but pretty much a “master class” on the subject.

 

 

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loaflove

This guy is great!  He's got a series of videos as you probably know already.