@ohmrun I'm perplexed because I've been doing #sourdough for about 12 years and never had anything like this happen. Last week I ran with 400g water and pulled it back to 385 this week to see if that helped trap more gasses. But same story.
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I always work with a very strong Canadian flour (15% protein) or a good quality wholemeal flour and a proofer to keep a constant temperature (so no guessing with timings). Fortunately I haven’t had a lot of problems using my methods. I agree it is all a bit hit and miss from time to time but very frustrating. Hoping you sort it out.
@sourdough2021 @ohmrun Thanks! Yeah the flour I'm using is ~13%. It works fine w/ my regular culture, just not this new one. I've bulked on countertop (69f) and I've tried it in my oven w/ proofing setting (79-84f) & thermometer to make sure it was stable. Both had the same results...no rise. Side by side with my 'regular' starter shows that it rises just fine while the new one doesn't.
@sourdough2021 @ohmrun very weird. And the starters when side by side whoe that the French culture expands more quickly and bigger than my regular one. But once used in a bread recipe it doesn’t rise at all.