Sourdough Starter Pack
What's in the Pack
What's in the PackThe Sourdough Starter Pack includes:
- A water-activated sourdough starter culture.
- A cloth jar cover, nametag and thermometer card to measure the optimal room temp for activation.
- Launchpad™ shake-to-activate warming pads, which you can activate provide a bed of natural warmth to assist in the activation of your starter. No batteries or electricity required!
- Step-by-step activation guide and access to a library of sourdough recipes created exclusively for us by Australia's best bakers.
- A linen/cotton blend bread bag for your delicious, crusty creations!
Step by step guides & recipes
Step by step guides & recipesWe don’t just send you a box and wish you luck - we're here to help you every step of the way.
Our Complete Kit includes exclusive access to:
Easy video guides
Forget trying to read a 10-page PDF on your laptop with floury hands. Your kit includes a QR code that launches our simple Interactive Quick-Start Guide.
- Designed specifically for mobile.
- Step-by-step visuals to guide you through activation.
- Zero fluff, just the steps you need to get bubbling.
Exclusive Pro Baker Collaboration Recipes
We believe the best way to learn is from the masters. That’s why we partnered with professional artisan bakeries to create an exclusive recipe library just for our customers.
Bake recipes developed by legends from Sonoma, Bourke Street Bakery, Alyce Alexandra, Farro Pizza, Mary Grace Quigley, Zeally Bay Sourdough and more—specifically adapted for your home kitchen.
Real Human Support
Stuck on a step? Dough looking different than the pictures? Just drop us a line, we're always here to help get your dough back on track!
What you will need from home
What you will need from home1. A jar or container
Our kit includes the custom cloth cover and a band to measure the growth of your starter, but not the jar itself. Why? Because shipping glass is risky and unnecessary. Our cover fits any standard Mason jar, recycled jam jar, or even a sturdy drinking glass you already have.
- Pro Tip: Be wary of anyone trying to sell you a $25+ "sourdough jar." It’s usually just a standard kitchen jar with a logo on it. Use what you have already!
2. Flour, water & salt
Our kit contains the freeze-dried sourdough culture only. To bring it to life and start baking, you'll need to BYO flour, pantry salt and some tap water.
- A note on flour: If you have a strong culture - and you will! - you don't need expensive "designer" flour to bake great sourdough. We recommend a basic high-protein Baker's Flour which you can find in any supermarket. It is affordable and bakes beautiful loaves. (We recommend Laucke Wallaby in Australia, King Arthur “Blue Bag” in the USA, and Edmonds High Grade in NZ).
- Gluten-Free option: Since the culture is GF-friendly, simply grab your preferred GF flour blend (Rice/Buckwheat/etc) if you’d like to bake gluten-free sourdough.
Dietary & Allergen Advice
Dietary & Allergen AdviceSuitable for baking Gluten-Free sourdough:
The culture is grown on a 100% Gluten-Free substrate. Simply use a gluten-free flour to activate it (we recommend rice flour) and it is perfect for baking GF loaves immediately.
Works with ANY Flour:
While the base is GF, the culture loves Wheat, Rye, and Spelt just as much. You choose your flour; the kit does the rest.
Shelf Life:
The kit is shelf-stable for 6 months if kept at room temperature, or 10+ months if kept in the fridge. Perfect for gifting!
Allergen Advice:
The culture formulation contains traces of Milk/Dairy. It is therefore not currently suitable for vegans or those with severe dairy allergies.
Why you'll love it:
Ready to bake in 60 mins
No 5-day waiting game!
Fail-proof activation
Launchpad™ included to guarantee success, even in winter
Accessories included
Bread Bag, Nametag, Jar Cover and Room Temperature Guide
Buy once, bake forever
A living culture that lasts a lifetime
Make it Wheat or Gluten-free
Our culture is naturally gluten-free, giving you the flexibility to activate it with wheat flour for classic sourdough, or use a GF flour for a 100% gluten-free starter.
Video guides and recipes
No guesswork or chemistry degree required!
What's in the pack?
Our Starter Sourdough Kit includes a the basics needed to get activate your own living sourdough starter culture, along with a step-by-step activation guide and exclusive access to our recipe library.
Access to guides, tips and recipes
Jar Cover, Temperature Guide & Name Tag
Cloth Bread Bag
Launchpad
Sourdough Starter Culture Pack
Frequently asked questions
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by sourdough jargon. We’re here to clear the confusion and show you just how easy it really is.
Most home attempts fail for two reasons: Temperature (too cold) or Weak Biology (the yeast isn't strong enough). Our kit solves both. You get a mature, robust heritage culture (not a weak baby one), and the Launchpad™ heat mat guarantees the perfect temperature.
It turns a "gamble" into a guarantee, even for those with zero baking experience.
Yes! Unlike most kits, ours gives you the choice. You can create a classic wheat starter OR a 100% Gluten-Free starter, simply by changing the flour you use to activate it.
Because the freeze-dried culture in our kits is 100% free of gluten, it is perfectly safe for GF baking. Just feed it your preferred flour (like Buckwheat, Rice, or Sorghum) and you are ready to bake incredible gluten-free bread.
Yes! We designed this kit specifically for total beginners. More than 20,000 people have started their sourdough journey with our kits, and most had never baked bread before.
We don't just give you flour and luck; we give you a system. The Launchpad™ ensures your starter activates correctly, and our step-by-step video guides walk you through your first loaf. If you can follow a simple recipe, you can bake sourdough with our kit.
No. This is the biggest myth in sourdough! While professional bakeries feed their starters daily, home bakers don't have to.
Once your starter is activated, you can keep it in the fridge and feed it just once a week (or even once a fortnight) when you want to bake. We teach you the "Weekend Baker" method in our guide.
The starter in our kits is strong and hardy - you'll be surprised how easy it is to keep it healthy!
No. Unlike supermarket yeast packets or 'single-use' kits, the sourdough starter in our kits is a living, regenerative culture. Once activated, it replenishes itself endlessly. As long as you feed it, it will last a lifetime.
We have customers who have been using the culture from our kits for 10+ years. It really is Buy Once, Bake Forever.
It grows so abundantly that you can even split it and gift jars to friends and family to start their own sourdough journey!
Sourdough is slow food, but our kit gets you baking faster than any other.
Once you've activated your starter (which takes one hour or less), the timing to bake a classic sourdough loaf is:
- Day 1 (in the evening): Mix and fold dough (approx 20 mins of actual work, spread over 2-3 hours).
- Day 2 (in the morning): Shape, then bake! (approx 1 hour).