February 26, 2014 - 5:04pm
40% Preferment
So, here is a pic of the bread this time letting the levain go 48 hours after a feeding and using 40% preferment. The acid smells were just a bit more pronounced. Still no real tart flavor to the loaf.Taste is really nice though. Im building my levain in stages and plan on baking another loaf ina couple of days with 50% preferment. Soon I will be at the 100% preferment point. What an interesting bake that will be. I will just be baking my starter, but isnt that what we do now?
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That is a fantastic looking loaf!
Looks great. How was the crumb?
FYI, I did a 100% preferment dough....it came out pretty good. I would be curious to hear how yours comes out if you give it a try. Here's my version: http://mookielovesbread.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/maxs-100-triple-levain-bread-with-onions/
The crumb comes out nice. I like to keep away from holes that are to large. People like the smaller holes making it easier for sandwiches and stuff. I will be baking 3 loafs tomorrow but back at 33% hydration. I will post some crumb pics of those. These loafs are already gone.