Articles, recipes and guides
Free recipes, starter how-tos, and plain-English explanations of the techniques every home baker eventually needs. Pair these with the recipe calculator and you should be able to bake a good loaf without buying a book.
StarterHow to make a sourdough starter from scratch
A simple, day-by-day plan for making a 100% hydration sourdough starter using just flour and water. No yeast, no kit, about a week.
8 min read
RecipeClassic white sourdough loaf, step by step
A reliable 800g white sourdough recipe with the exact gram weights, plus a beginner-friendly walkthrough of mixing, folding, shaping and baking.
12 min read
TechniqueStretch and fold, explained for beginners
What stretch and folds actually do, when to do them, and what the dough should look and feel like by the end of bulk fermentation.
5 min read
Reference guides
Short reference pages that explain key sourdough concepts.
- Baker's percentage - the maths every recipe uses
- Sourdough hydration - what the percentage means and how to pick one
- Feeding a starter - keeping yours alive between bakes