We are talking about converting your starter, wither by feeding it with a different kind of flour or by increasing/ decreasing its hydration level. E.g. you have a starter you usually feed with white bread flour and you want to convert that starter to a rye one or you keep your starter at a 100% hydration and you would like to take that down to 70%. If you want to feed your starter with a different flour You can simply do it and there is […]
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How do you convert your sourdough starter
Advice for a strong starter & how to back-up your starter
If you just started your sourdough journey and have built your own starter from scratch, you have reached the point where you have to take care of it. A few pieces of advice you might want to consider: Although it mights seem redundant to say it, it is important. Never ever use the entire starter culture you have for breadmaking, always keep as little as 5-10 grams and feed it. If you use it all, you will have to start all over building your starter […]
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The story behind ‘Homebakers by Grain Trip’ cannot start without first mentioning our “big brother”. With Grain Trip, we dreamed of taking everyone who visited our bakery on an exciting journey around the world, where they could discover the tastes and treats of new destinations on each visit. We were homebakers for a very long time until we could make Grain Trip Bakery a reality. We opened its doors in April 2018, bringing 100% sourdough breads and tasty pastries, filled with love and character, to our hometown of Bucharest in Romania.
