Cover the bowl
Warm or cool the autolyse water so the temperature of the mixed dough meets the FDT for this recipe. Place the flour and the water called for in the table above in a large bowl use wet hands to mix until no dry bits remain; the dough will be shaggy and loose. Use a bowl scraper to scrape down the sides of the bowl to keep all the dough in one area at the bottom. Cover the bowl and place it near your levain for 1 hour.