BreadtopiaLive Sourdough Starter | Organic Non-GMO Ingredients | Active & Ready to Go | It's Alive - Must be Fed Immediately on Delivery

Much faster and more reliable than making your own starter! Great results!I was concerned about the starter’s viability after the time it took to arrive. When I opened it the signs were positive: it was very bubbly and ripe with an inoffensive sour smell and no hooch separation. I scraped it into a jar and fed it right away. There didn’t seem to be any down time at all. It started up with regular starter behavior without any problems. After a few days to make sure it was going strong I baked a beautiful bread with it in my Dutch oven. The flavor is a mild sour. I can tell it is sourdough for sure but it isn’t like “Bam! I’m sour!” I’ll take that as a good thing. It’s delicious and really does remind me of the sourdough bread bowls full of chowder that I used to get on a particular California pier. A coworker had never eaten sourdough bread before and he loved the piece I shared with him.Basic first feeding:Spoon starter into a clean jar. Stir in 1/4 cup of unchlorinated room temperature water. Add 1/3 cup of unbleached white flour and stir to combine. Cover but not tightly so that pressure does not build up too much.Successive feedings:Once or twice a day, discard or use around half of your starter. Feed the remaining amount with equal weights of water and flour. That’s like the above or 2T water and 3T flour for a smaller quantity.Some people keep starter in the fridge if they don’t want to feed it as often but I think that makes it weaker and could impact flavor.The only thing negative I can say is the agreement with some other reviewers that there should be written instructions along with the package or even here on the product page. I had experience with baking sourdough from years ago and didn’t really need instructions but it would still be more reassuring and is simply faster for me to read than to watch a video. The video they have is pretty good though. There are tons of videos on YouTube about caring for your starter and baking with it if you want more tutorials like that.It is January and I live in Georgia so the weather was cold to mildly cool during shipment, probably ideal. I wouldn’t want to order this in the heat of summer or if I thought it would freeze at some point.

So easy to get this going. Just added 3T flour and 1/4 Cup water. Stirred it up and watched it come alive. Did it 3 times, and then took 1/3 Cup and made dough for ciabatta rolls. They were chewy, sour and delicious. Fabulous toast this morning. Next up, pizza crust. l love it!

I am so excited-this worked PERFECTLY! I had been trying to create my own starter for over a month with NO results. I got this in the mail, on a HOT July day (105 F) and thought it might be ruined, but I followed directions on how to revive it, and it perked right up! It smells great, it doubles in size like it is supposed to and is a great value! By the second day, I was even able to bake! Now, it didn't turn out great, but that's my fault...in fact, the flavor is phenomenal, but the texture is off, so that's totally on me! I would highly recommend this for someone starting their sourdough journey!

I’m absolutely thrilled with this sourdough starter! From the moment I opened the package, I could tell this was going to be a game-changer for my bread baking. The instructions were clear, and the starter itself was easy to work with. Within a few days, I had a bubbly, active starter that smelled heavenly—like a blend of tangy goodness and fresh dough.The first loaf I baked was a huge hit—perfectly crusty on the outside, soft and airy on the inside, with that unmistakable sourdough flavor that I’ve been craving. I’ve since made multiple batches, and the results keep getting better.I also love that I can keep it going for future bakes—just feed it regularly, and it’s good to go! This starter has become a staple in my kitchen, and I’m excited to experiment with different recipes now that I have such a strong base to work with. Highly recommend for anyone looking to elevate their bread game!

Why did you pick this product vs others?:This is the best active bubbly starter to bake bread . The starter is very alive and is bubbly when you follow the instructions . Great results and directions and videos are very clear to be successful Thank You Breadtopia I’m off to a good start baking my own homemade sourdough bread