Reading Your Sourdough Crumb: What Fermentation Looks Like Inside the Loaf
Cut your loaf open and read the crumb. See how under-fermented and over-fermented sourdough looks inside, and what to change on your next bake.

Cut your loaf open and read the crumb. See how under-fermented and over-fermented sourdough looks inside, and what to change on your next bake.

Dense loaf, gummy crumb, or sticky dough? Match your symptom to the cause and fix it, from fermentation time to hydration, folds, and cooling.

A lean sourdough boule colored with natural beet and turmeric powder, swirled together at shaping for a genuine pink-and-gold marbled crumb.