My sourdough loaves won’t rise - Help!
Hello!
Can anyone offer me tips on how to get my sourdough to rise? I’m new to the fresh milled journey, but I regularly bake sourdough bread. I feel like I’ve tried almost everything and I still don’t get the same rise with my fresh milled loaves as I do with regular bread flour loaves. Things I’ve tried do far:
- Autolysed for 30 minutes, 2 hours and overnight
- Sifted out the large bran, soaked in boiling water, then added back in once at room temperature. Also tried not including the large bran all together.
- Bulk fermentation to 20-30%, then shaped and left in the fridge overnight to bake the next day
- Bulk fermentation to 40-50%, then shaped and placed in the freezer for 30 minutes and bake same day
With each process, all stretch and folds and coil folds were completed within the first two hours.
Orrrr am I just trippin and fresh milled flour won’t have the same rise as bread flour does for sourdough loaves? All tips are welcome! Thanks guys!