thesourdoughjourney-method-check

When to use

Use this when evaluating a sourdough recipe against Tom Cucuzza's two-factor bulk fermentation method, which ends bulk fermentation at a target percentage rise chosen from the dough temperature.

The recipe is supplied as a URL to fetch or as pasted recipe text.

Context to read first

These vault notes hold the framework and a worked example.

Read them before answering.

• /Users/mtm/Documents/Obsidian Vault/When Tom's Percentage Rise Method Does Not Apply, Illustrated by Ciabatta.md for the failure modes and the four-question checklist.
• /Users/mtm/Documents/Obsidian Vault/tom's method on enriched chocolate sourdough.md for a worked example of the fat-and-inclusions failure mode and how the error direction is derived.

Tom's source PDF is the original method, with periodic updates and fuller explanation:

https://thesourdoughjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/The-The-SECRET-of-Bulk-Fermentation-Measuring-Dough-Temperature-and-Percentage-Rise.pdf