March 8, 2021 - 2:28pm
Starter Speed of Rise vs Hydration
I was doing a routine refresh on my starter, which I keep at 80% hydration, and I got to wondering if a 100% hydration starter would rise at the same speed, slower or faster?
So time for a little experiment. Two identical small plastic pots, both filled to the same level with freshly made up starter. One pot at 1:2:1.6 the other at 1:2:2:
Both stored in the proofer at 26C
And 4 1/4 hours later, the result:
The 80% hydration one has doubled and the 100% is just a smidge behind, but there's not much in it!
Lance
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That's pretty interesting. Makes me want to play with starter hydration and see what happens in the dough.
I have to confess, my first thought was of an announcer at a horse race. "And it's Lefty ahead in the final stretch, with Liquid Starter falling behind..." I don't even watch horse racing, so I'm not sure where that came from. Apparently I have spent too much time on my own due to covid, lol. ?
An unrelated fun racing video, if you want a chuckle: https://youtu.be/BpSmprqptSk
Mary
What a name ???
That should tell which is more fermented than the other.
What I see is that one traps more gas than the other. How much gas has escaped in the 100% hydration starter?