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    Chap
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    @neph93:

    And bringing up the rear… my starter got started at 10am this morning....

    Maybe a tad more water

    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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      neph93
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      I did 50/50 as the recipes state, but whole meal grain is very absorbent… I’m going to the shops tomorrow for more supplies and will start another with different flour.

      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        Chap
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        @neph93:

        I did 50/50 as the recipes state, but whole meal grain is very absorbent… I’m going to the shops tomorrow for more supplies and will start another with different flour.

        You can still add some water

        God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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          Chap
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          About 27C

          God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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            Chap
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            Should look alike

            God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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              neph93
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              Water added. Will start a new one tomorrow anyway. Not happy with my flour supply and having a rye one and wheat one sounds like a good idea.

              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                Giles
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                @Chap:

                That mixing by hand is something ahem… special. Slime anyone?

                If you don't already, have a bowl of water next to you and wet hour mixing hand from time to time.  Makes a big difference….

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  Chap
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                  @Giles:

                  @Chap:

                  That mixing by hand is something ahem… special. Slime anyone?

                  If you don't already, have a bowl of water next to you and wet hour mixing hand from time to time.  Makes a big difference….

                  I have… would stick to my dough otherwise  😃 the first fold is much easier

                  God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                    Giles
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                    Funny, I find the folds get easier the later on in the fermenting…..

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                      Chap
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                      @Giles:

                      Funny, I find the folds get easier the later on in the fermenting…..

                      Exactly… mixing is a bit tricky and need regular wetting the hands. From the first fold onwards it’s getting easier

                      God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                        Giles
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                        Phew, at least we now know that dough performs the same in The EU as in the UK….. 🙂

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          Chap
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                          @Giles:

                          Phew, at least we now know that dough performs the same in The EU as in the UK….. 🙂

                          We have more in common then we thought  😛  third fold… I get used to it

                          God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                            ROman
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                              neph93
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                              Uhmmm… I added a bit of water to my starter yesterday evening as suggested by @Chap. I had a look this morning and it has gone mental.

                              This shouldn’t be happening after 72 hours, no?


                              I’m slightly handicapped when it comes to assessing smell as my sense of smell is severely occluded. I’m getting warm, earthy cereal notes though, not so much a sour smell.

                              «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                              We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                Giles
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                                It can do.  Don't complain, it took me about 10 days, just keep doing what you are doing…

                                It's a function of the amount of yeast in the wheat/air and the temperature you keep it at....

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  Chap
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                                  Congrats!! It's alive…. it's not rocket science. Fermentation is done by natural yeasts and bacterias in the flour and air...

                                  God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                    Chap
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                                    😃 😃 😃

                                    God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                      neph93
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                                      I realise it looks like it should, I’m just concerned it happened so quickly. The recipes I’ve read all suggests a three day minimum before this stage. That being said, I’m storing it is a cupboard above my fridge which is draft free and warm. It is also where I store my IH apron that I use for baking, and a number of other items that surely have traces of dough, flour and yeast in them, so there may be an excess of the rite stuff in the local atmosphere. I guess I need to start feeding today…

                                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                        Chap
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                                        @neph93:

                                        I realise it looks like it should, I’m just concerned it happened so quickly. The recipes I’ve read all suggests a three day minimum before this stage. That being said, I’m storing it is a cupboard above my fridge which is draft free and warm. It is also where I store my IH apron that I use for baking, and a number of other items that surely have traces of dough, flour and yeast in them, so there may be an excess of the rite stuff in the local atmosphere. I guess I need to start feeding today…

                                        yes… and you need a bigger jar  😃

                                        God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                          Giles
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                                          I have also heard that the less additives in the water you use, the better as some act as inhibitors….

                                          Yep you have action, start feeding....

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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