Cool ferment - baseline test #2
Let's try this again.
I started with **250G of dough at 79F. I was shooting for 300G (12G less than approx. 25%) I forgot about it and had to run up from my office at 1hr. 40 min. Looks like I may have just caught it? The crest in the center is about 300G.
I did a pretty nice job at the shaping, I think. We are now in cold delay/arrest. The oven is preheating. Judging by yesterday one hour is all it will take to proof.
**Actual mass of dough was 550 grams.
My question:
did I
A- hit the bulk mark on the head
B- overshoot
C- Undershoot
D- Close enough for rock and roll
Refrigerator temperature
Starting point
End of bulk ferment
Pre-shape
Now that is a nicely proofed bat!
Four hours from the mixer to the cooling rack. Nice to know I can bake in the morning and have fresh batard for lunch! That being said, this weekend's aim, to delay/arrest fermentation from 60 minutes to 8 hrs.