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My free sourdough book teaches you the science behind great bread: starters, fermentation, hydration and troubleshooting. Instead of recipes to follow blindly, it explains the principles so you can adapt any recipe to your flour, your oven and your kitchen.

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Loafy answers from The Sourdough Framework and tells you which section to read. Like this:

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Is my starter ready?

Loafy

Look at the bubbles first: a ready starter is full of them, right through the jar. Then smell it. Yogurty or a little vinegary is good. How much it grew says less than you might think.

From the book 3.3 Determining starter readiness

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FAQ

I found some unclear instructions

That's great. Please send me an email or contact me on discord. My email is [email protected]. Thank you.

I found a spelling mistake

First of all sorry. I would appreciate if you could submit the details via email or discord. If you have a tech background you can also fix it directly in the source code here: https://github.com/hendricius/the-sourdough-framework

Is there going to be a physical copy of the book?

Yes, there is! The Sourdough Framework is available as a hardcover edition with lay-flat binding and quality paper, perfect for the kitchen counter.