Happy Saturday bakers! I recently re-read Mastering Bulk Fermentation by Trevor J. Wilson and put together this quick guide to some of the top insights. I also added a bonus tip of my own 😀 Let me know your thoughts, and please share your own tips and insights below. P.S. Keep those requests for a BreadScore analysis coming. I'll be unavailable for much of the afternoon and evening today but will catch up tomorrow!

Good morning and happy Sunday! What are your go-to flours? It would be helpful for me to understand what baking flours most of you use as I put together content, recipes, etc. For instance, I always have on hand King Arthur bread flour, organic Costco all-purpose flour, and organic Bob's Red Mill whole wheat flour. Of course, I also have a few other flours around such as a rye flour. So if you can just drop those in the chat, that would be really helpful. Thank you 🙏 Also, our JUNE RECOGNITION CALL is coming up this Tuesday, June 2, at 7:30 p.m. EST. Don't miss the live call when I'll announce our latest group of certified bakers for each level along with our member of the month and new community members. You'll find the log-in link on the Calendar tab and at the top of the Community page. And if you can't join us live, be sure to catch the recording!

Hi, I’m David. I help bakers navigate from novice to Sourdough Master and beyond using proven systems and frameworks in the Sourdough Improvement community. Here are 7 tips to help you get started ⤵️ ➡️ Complete the Sourdough Identify Quest located on the Classroom page. This is a quick exercise to help you think about what specifics improvements and growth areas you wish to focus on here at Sourdough Improvement. It only takes a few minutes. When you get the results, I’d love it if you share those in a post so we all can get to you know you a little bit better! ➡️ Read about our sourdough baker certification roadmap. This is how we publicly recognize those who are making strides in their sourdough improvement journey. ➡️ Learn about our BreadScore™ visual analysis system and how to request an analysis for your sourdough bread. This is free for all community members! For best results submit up to 3 photos of your bread. Close ups, well-lit, and in focus work best. A brief description of ingredients and quantities along with your baking process (mixing, bulk fermentation, Dutch oven vs. open bake, etc.) helps ensures you get the best feedback. ➡️ Try out the Sourdough System Reboot. If you’re a beginning sourdough baker or just wanting get back on track with the basics, this recipe and approach are super helpful. In fact, I highly recommend all members give it a try as ‘baseline’ bake. ➡️ Check out the Classroom resources. More are being added all the time to help you on your sourdough improvement journey. (Note: if you’re a new member you may need to wait up to 24 hours for some Classroom resources to unlock.)

Hi everyone, I’m determined to create my own starter, but have failed (so many times😢) in the past! Can you give me advice on an easy recipe and how to be successful at the task? Thanks everyone!