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!