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November 19, 2020 - 12:51am
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BXMurphy

How to build a levain

Is there a formula for building a levain?

I want a 115g levain.

I'm maintaining a 60 gram 100% hydration dark rye starter at 20g:20g;20g starter:flour:water on a once-a-day feeding schedule.

I'm going to make a bread flour loaf on bake day and want the most active, healthy, and powerful levain I can use for an 800g total weight bread.

Is there a calculation or formula I should know about or do I just play around with numbers until I build something "close enough?"

Murph


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