High Hydration Sourdough Baking

Yet another sourdough experiment. This time pushing the hydration and bulk fermentation.

Recipe:

  • 300g Caputo Manitoba Oro
  • 60g 100% Hydration Starter (12h since feeding)
  • 250g Water
  • 6g Salt

Method

  • 5 coil folds spaced 30 minutes apart
  • 7.5 hour bulk fermentation (new record)

Results

End of bulk fermentation

End of bulk fermentation The dough as grown by more than 50%.

Puffed up

End of bulk fermentation This time the dough looks more like a yeast fermented dough.

Finished

Sliced

Conclusion

I will keep pushing the bulk fermentation times up to the 9 hour mark and keep hydration at 83%.