Ready to create your own lively, bubbly starter from scratch? This 4-day hands-on experience will walk you through every step - from the first mix of flour and water to understanding when your starter is strong enough to bake with. 📅 Schedule & What You’ll Learn: DAY 1 (AUG 27): Welcome & Making Your Starter ✔ Tools and flour you’ll need ✔ Step 1: First mix of flour and water DAY 2 (AUG 28): Feeding & Analyzing Your Starter ✔ Step 2: Feed and discard ✔ How to analyze the changes in your starter’s microbiome ✔ How to feed your starter in the following days DAY 3 (AUG 31): Is Your Starter Ready? ✔ Step 3: New ratio and schedule ✔ How to tell when your starter is truly active and ready to bake DAY 4 (SEP 2): What’s Next? ✔ Step 4: Daily maintenance for a healthy starter ✔ How to use it in your first bakes This is a perfect challenge for beginners and anyone who wants to refresh their starter skills. By the end, you’ll have your own strong, happy sourdough starter - and the confidence to keep it thriving. 👉 How to join: Simply follow along here in the community! We’ll post daily instructions, videos, and tips for each step. 🔥 Get ready - Day 1 kicks off on August 27! Make sure you have your flour, water, and a jar ready. Who’s in? Drop a “🍞” in the comments if you’re joining the Starter Marathon!

We’ve been diving into the world of starters together - now it’s time to hear from YOU! ✅ Did you start your first mix yet? ✅ How’s it looking - bubbly, sleepy, confused? ✅ Any surprises along the way? Share your experience in the comments: - What day are you on? - How is your starter behaving? - Any tricks or tips you’ve discovered to keep it happy? Photos are highly encouraged! We want to see those jars of life - messy counters and all. 📸 And remember: every starter has its own personality. If yours isn’t doing what you expected, that’s normal! The beauty of sourdough is learning to read the signs and adjust. Let’s make this thread a treasure chest of starter wisdom. 💡 Drop your updates below!