On a bread baking roll today, so I also used beer in place of water in a 70% hydration sourdough boule. The beer was a Four Peaks (Phx area brewery) Scottish Ale called Kiltlifter--malty but not hoppy. The recipe (sorry, I just can't call it a "formula") called for 375 g H2O and the bottle of beer provided 340 g, so only 35 g of the liquid was water. Oven spring was incredible and the crust was fabulous--a bit thinner and less "tough" than my usual but oh-so crisp and shattering. The loaf browned much more quickly than usual and I had to take it out about 7-8 minutes earlier than normal to prevent burning. The interior was a bit "gummy" (not really gummy, but that's the best word I can think of), but still had a good looking crumb. It wasn't as sour as normal--maybe the beer? Aside from the lack of tang, the taste was nice--I wish I had a regular loaf for a side-by-side taste test. And, for the first time ever, I could hear the crackling as the loaf cooled.
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On a bread baking roll today, so I also used beer in place of water in a 70% hydration sourdough boule. The beer was a Four Peaks (Phx area brewery) Scottish Ale called Kiltlifter--malty but not hoppy. The recipe (sorry, I just can't call it a "formula") called for 375 g H2O and the bottle of beer provided 340 g, so only 35 g of the liquid was water. Oven spring was incredible and the crust was fabulous--a bit thinner and less "tough" than my usual but oh-so crisp and shattering. The loaf browned much more quickly than usual and I had to take it out about 7-8 minutes earlier than normal to prevent burning. The interior was a bit "gummy" (not really gummy, but that's the best word I can think of), but still had a good looking crumb. It wasn't as sour as normal--maybe the beer? Aside from the lack of tang, the taste was nice--I wish I had a regular loaf for a side-by-side taste test. And, for the first time ever, I could hear the crackling as the loaf cooled.
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