and here's my dough, a full 6 hours after autolyse, after 4 sets of stretch/fold and bulk. Note that it went in at ~1L/1qt mark. Covered, but lid not snapped on.

Here's my levain from just before making dough this morning, marked for volume when I fed vs. the top where it expanded to.

...And here we are about 6 hours later...And I see absolutely no increase in volume. Though my starter that I re-fed when I made the dough is already double. What's going on here? Any thoughts from #baking people that might know?

But with this french #sourdough starter...I'm not getting ANY rise in bulk (maybe 10%?). Last week I just thought it might be cool and let it go for about 12 hours...still no extra volume. When I went to shape the dough anyway, it was a gloopy mess... Then it baked to a puck...so over-proofed. But at no point did it rise then fall? This week I tried again. I switched my pre-baking feed to KABF to see if that changed things. Starter expanded 3x volume. Made dough, and put up for bulk...

My #sourdough #Baking recipe remains the same, but this starter is just a disaster, though it's strong. My regular recipe is 20g rye, 30g whole wheat, 450g KABF, 385g H2O, 50-75g starter, 11g salt. 4 sets of stretch/fold. I usually aim for 60-75% rise in bulk. before shape,banneton & refrigerate. That could be 5hrs to 10 hours depending on temps in our house. WIth my regular culture this works just fine and I get tall well shaped loaves with nice spring, ear and open crumb....

Spirit-5 of Axes reversed: Interesting. I don't have a whole lot of inner conflict & do my best to 'let go' of toxic patterns. That said finding inner peace, harmony & humbling one's ego is probably always a battle that we will always wage. Maybe the message is that we should try to reduce petty conflict for the betterment of our spiritual lives?
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Body-7 of Pentacles: You reap what you sow; but slowly & with work. Focusing on better diet, & after a few weeks of being more directed with food choices, fewer 'adult beverages' seems to be working. Also literally sowing for Summer garden, going into my physically active time. So I'm gearing up for my healthy outdoor life, lots of hard work around the property, planting/growing, something that always makes me feel good.
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Mind: 7 Cups reversed. Interesting I haven't pulled this card in recent memory. Suggests realistic clarity after a time of indecision & fantasy. Suggests a options/choice, but one directed by experience & thought, reality over dreams.
I can dig that. Not sure that I've lived in fantasy land but certainly happy to move forward with discernment & good choices.
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