San Francisco Sourdough Starter Culture- 100+ Year Old Dehydrated Heirloom Style Sourdough Starter Kit for Sourdough Bread, Pizza, Buns, Pancakes, Muffins | Easy to follow instructions. By Captain Sourpants

This sourdough starter was easy to get going and worked well with regular feedings. The instructions were simple to follow, and within a short time it became active and bubbly. The starter has a nice classic sourdough smell and produced flavorful bread with a good rise. It’s fun using a starter with so much history behind it, and it seems strong and reliable once established. The amount provided was enough to get started comfortably, and it reacted well during feeding without any issues. Great option for anyone wanting to try homemade sourdough without starting completely from scratch. Pros: * Easy to activate * Active and bubbly with feedings * Produces flavorful sourdough * Fun piece of baking history Cons: * Requires patience and regular feeding like any starter Overall, this is a great starter culture for beginners or experienced bakers wanting a reliable sourdough starter with good flavor and activity.

10/10 recommend!! The San Francisco starter is very forgiving! I followed the schedule timeline but I weighed grams, used bread flour, and only followed the schedule until about day 3. After day 3 I fed 1:1:1 every 24 hours or so. By day 5 my starter was more than doubling after 4 hours. I'm going to start my first loaf today, I'm sure it's not going to be as sour or fermented as some sourdough but based in the starter it should have a good crust! Definitely buy it!

You cannot fail with this starter if you follow directions completely. It is a superior brand and it is so versatile. You can use it for so many different breads, pancakes, etc.. The best rpoduct for th e money if you do not have time to make a starter from scratch. It has a clean appearance and you will not be dissatisfied at all.

My home starter died so I needed to start over. Fed for a couple days until consistently doubling. I’m very happy with the product in the end!

Wonderful starter. A little pricy from some dehydrated starter but works well. Rose the following day so I can't complain makes beautiful bread and didn't have any issues.

Great starter. Easy to use and comes with instructions. I was able to make some waffles by day four. I will suggest to feed it based off of grams versus the cup measurements that they give in the instructions. Nevertheless it works for me. I saw another reviewer state that their starter wasn’t working and they did everything they were supposed to including using bread flour. Please only feed your starter with all-purpose flour. You may use bread flour when making your loaf.

I had been trying to make my own starter and it just wasn’t taking fast enough so I decided to get me some Captain Sourpants and I’m GIDDY over how my first loaf using it turned out!!! The most beautiful oven spring and the softest, most delicious bread! Obsessed.

The pictures in this review are from day 3! I'll tell you how I did it. I used the starter culture with about a cup of flour, one tablespoon of honey, a half teaspoon of active yeast and filtered water enough to make it the consistency of thick pancake batter... Then day two, discarded half, added flour to be about the same amount, and about a tablespoon of honey and enough water to make it the consistency of thick pancake batter... I took these pictures today before I fed it on day three, and it's a very active and healthy starter....My last starter that I had for a long time sadly died when my husband had a stroke and I was with him in the hospital for days and then getting him home and cared for and didn't have the emotional and mental bandwidth to remember to feed my starter....So, I ordered this, and it's a great starter cluture, but if you want it to mature much faster, just use my little hacks, I was raised making sourdough and caring for starters, so I do know what I'm doing....

Not amazing. Followed all the instructions, but the starter was still not ready to bake

I believe this item will be of great quality it is for.my sister who wanted starter. I thought that it would be a.larger quantity it is very small in measurement - my error I should have read it more thoroughly. However my sister was thrilled with it a d has it started very good instructions.

For anyone struggling to start their own sourdough starter from scratch, this dehydrated starter will do the trick. IT comes with clear instructions that are very easy to follow through. Been up and going and backing for sometime now. Excellent choice if you are into baking sourdough breads.

In spite of following the directions to the letter, this sourdough starter did not "activate" and eventually developed mold on Day 7 and had to be thrown away. The Captain Sourpants company was quick to reply to my inquiries and is working to refund/replace the packet. Koodos to the company!! Maybe I just got a bad packet.

I have been trying to make my own but am unable. Lol. I ordered this and started it today. Tomorrow I will know more. But instructions are very clear, easy to understand. Packing is beautiful. Well update on starter. Absolutely perfect, it's working great and looking forward to baking with it soon!!