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Confession: I got the water temp wrong for a month

Julie MinorInstructorMay 15, 4:11 AM

Our tap water runs cold up here and for about a month I kept using it straight out of the faucet and couldn't figure out why my dough was so sluggish. Warmed the water a bit, everything changed. Small thing, big difference.

Anyone else's dough acting slow this week? Tell me what your water temp's been.

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Melissa HahnMay 15, 7:36 PM

Heck yes to warm water lol, mine was sluggish for like a month until i started using my thermometer instead of guessing every time 😂 i thought i had a "feel" for it but nope, i did not lol

Jo CannonMay 16, 3:20 AM

Oh my heck, I did the exact SAME thing but backwards, mine was too COLD for weeks and I just thought my starter was LAZY. Anyway question for you all - once you get the TEMP right, how long before the starter actually acts different? Because I fixed mine like 4 days ago and IT'S still kind of sluggish and I don't know if I broke it before I fixed it or if I just need to be more patient! Scott thinks I'm overthinking it (I probably am) but is 4 DAYS even long enough to tell?

Heather HardyMay 21, 10:10 PM

This makes much sense now, lol.

Danny TaylorMay 25, 3:18 AM

heather, before you buy one.

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Julie MinorInstructorMay 25, 9:03 AM

Danny's right, test it in ice water first, should read 32!! Heather, glad it clicked. See you both Monday, we'll talk starter timing too.

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Joyce DeansJun 8, 3:10 AM

Okay is it normal that my starter looks fine, doubles and everything, but the bread still comes out dense on the bottom half? I've been using tap water and now wondering if that's the culprit, not temp at all. Anyone else have the bottom-density problem or is that a shaping issue..

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Bailey HansenJul 19, 5:33 AM

Julie this is so real, I calibrated my thermometer last night and felt very proud of myself

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