Slinky > wrote in message >. ..
> Does anyone out there have a good whole wheat culture going? Might
> you be willing to share it? I have a (somewhat authentic) SanFran
> sourdough, obtained from a friend who moved here from there and whose
> granny supposedly swiped it from a bakery. I find it does a
> fantabulous job with white flour, but seems weak in whole wheat.
> I've been cultivating it for a couple of weeks now in a whole wheat
> jar, made my first batch of 100% whole wheat bread yesterday and it
> just lacks the extra *oomph* I like to see.
>
> I'll pay postage and/or share my good white culture.
>
> Thanks from Austin

Add some wheat gluten to your flour and see the results.
Roy