How To Make A 100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread

Please see here for my GumRoad PDFs - written out supplemental booklets that go along with the videos I publish on YouTube that also help to support my channel! → gumroad.com/FullProofBaking

Full tutorials:
How to make starter from scratch
→ youtube.com/watch?v=m6pGkOuZnrk
How to fully activate your starter and build a levain
→ youtube.com/watch?v=beKzcOe6w_o
How to make a basic open crumb sourdough bread
→ youtube.com/watch?v=HlJEjW-QSnQ

Timestamps:
General Overview Summary [ 01:04 ]
What is an Aliquot Jar? [ 01:30 ]
Limitations of the Aliquot Jar [ 03:02 ]
Baker’s Percentages [ 05:19 ]
Flour Stress Test [ 05:35 ]
Converting Starter to 100% Whole Wheat & Building a Levain [ 08:58 & 10:13 ]
Notes About Dough Temperature [ 12:32 ]
Autolyse/Presoak [ 13:27 ]
Adding Levain and Salt [ 14:26 ]
Pulling an Aliquot for Bulk Fermentation [ 16:09 ]
Pre-Shape/Coil Fold [ 18:07 ]
Final Shaping [ 20:18 ]
Proofing Tips [ 22:15 ]
Baking Setup [ 23:03 ]
Slicing the Final Loaf [ 25:00 ]
Thank You! [ 26:10 ]

More controls and experiments with the Aliquot Jar and Flour Stress Test:
Aliquot Jar experiment controls → instagram.com/p/BphIt9MHy2t/
Aliquot Jar and cold bulking → instagram.com/p/BsQbbOgn2Os/
Flour Stress Test to assess protein quality → instagram.com/p/CAfdg-bpX1r/

Products featured:
Amazon Affiliate page for baking supplies and ingredients (banneton, spice jar, Pyrex glass bulk dish, shower caps covers, spatulas, broil tray, reusable parchment paper, lame, razors, bread knife… etc!)
→ amazon.com/shop/fullproofbaking
Challenger Bread Pan (affiliate link)
→ challengerbreadware.com/ref/fullproofbaking/
Campbell’s Dough Knife
→ rackmaster.co.uk/product/campbells-dough-knife/


Special thanks to whole grain guru Nichole @nmuvu (instagram.com/nmuvu/) for letting me bounce some ideas back and forth during my trials and providing the photo of the big tub of beautiful dough!