I’m so pleased with my purchase of a live sourdough starter! The service was very efficient, and the instructions provided were clear and easy to follow. My first loaf turned out perfectly, which I was thrilled with. Thank you for making the whole process so easy — I’m looking forward to plenty more sourdough baking!
Delivery was quick.
Nicely packaged.
Very good starter.
My bread wasn't as good as I wanted but it still rose ok and tasted pretty good. Nothing wrong with the instructions/recipe as I added spelt to the recipe so not too sure if I needed to adjust anything else.
Amber was very helpful and was on hand to call if I needed more help but I chose not to. Thanks heaps Amber!
Sourdough starter worked well. A little surprised how dry the mixture was.
A little more info would help alot but over all, I'm happy with the purchase.
Amazing company
Purchased as part of a gift for our son who has been keen to learn how to make sourdough. Great instructions provided and so far, we've enjoyed two loaves - they taste beautiful. Still working on the 'perfect loaf' but it's a fun journey.
What a wonderful gift! Glad you are benefiting from the gift with delicious loaves!!
I am a real newbie to sourdough. After killing a few starters I decided to purchase one from Symbiota. I now feel confident in working with the starter and making my sourdough bread. In fact I now use the starter in other recipes as well. Thank you Symbiota.
Wow, unbelievable. Would love further ideas/recipes
Hi Margaret. Have you checked out our resources section? We have various sourdough recipes and ideas.
Perfect instructions
Feed it, and boy it’s fantastic. Every loaf has been magic.
Well packaged and the instructions are very clear
Got the dried starter and it was ready to go the next day. I have made some beautiful loaves
I’ve struggled with making my own sourdough starter so I looked into this product and I am very impressed with the quality of the sourdough starter. The instructions are clear and straightforward and my starter is already bubbly after 2 days. Thank you 🙏
I am a complete newbie to sour dough , although I appreciate the go too YouTube notes , I feel there could be perhaps clear instructions or video tutorials,
The starter arrive a few days later, it’s working well, family are loving the bread
Happy with the starter and jar etc; disappointed with the instructions. I did go to You Tube, and watched a number of videos; all informative, however all a little different, and not a great start for a complete novice. No mention of the proofing basket in your recipe.
I ended up ordering the Baking Sourdough Bread Guide from KoruKai; for me it was really helpful. Step by step instructions as well as hyperlinks for great videos on particular stages.
Hi Andrew. Thank you for your feedback. There a many many many different ways to feed sourdough, work with sourdough and bake sourdough. We try to provide a basic starting point for everyone without any fancy equipment. We do not expect customers to have the baskets and lames and therefore provide instructions whereby people can use their household equipment that they likely would already have, so to be as inclusive as possible. We will take this feedback onboard and include it in our next print run of the instructions and recipe. Kind regards, Amber
The Sourdough starter was alive and well when I received it and it has performed well. However, I would NOT recommend this kit to someone who is new to Sourdough bread making as I am. As a newbie I expected more written information on how to care for starter, what to expect/ what not to do, making successful bread etc. Instead I got an A4 piece of paper that told me to watch YouTube videos and referred me back to the Symbiota website...EXACTLY what i wanted to avoid by buying the kit in the first place! What did I pay all that extra money for? If you are a newbie, just buy the starter by itself and do your own research. The flour at Symbiota is reasonably priced which is a plus. Maybe Symbiota need to be precise about what customers are receiving in their "instructions" on Sourdough. Feeling a wee bit ripped off....
Hi Anna. We are sorry to hear you feel ripped off. We provide all basic information necessary to get going making sourdough bread and feeding your sourdough starter. As there are a million different ways to feed sourdough and bake sourdough bread we do suggest looking at different options to suit your lifestyle hence the reference to our blog and youtube for styles. If we included all this in the it, it would result in pages of information and a lot of confusion for people starting out. We do, however, offer a beginers guide to sourdough which you can download. Our instructions included in the kit include what flour to use, the feeding ratios and how to bake your first loaf. We do expand on this on our webisteas well once people are ready to explore more information. We will revise our instructions and take your feedback onborad to see how we can improve these with necessary information . Thank you
Great product
The starter kit worked very well for me and I was pleased witht he result, having healthy good bread is a joy fro the whole family.
Amazing purchase, we are very happy.
I decided to use a scale instead of a cup.
I use everyday around 250 grams for baking and I keep 150 in the jar.
150 sourdough + 150 water + 150 symbiota organic flour.
Thanks @ Symbiota team!
My starter dough arrived virtually overnight. I became the learner of making sourdough bread then and there!
My first loaf turned out fantastically - I surprised myself but with the instructions being very clear and with following them to the letter, it all came together and I continue to turn out fabulous loaves!
I’m about to make buns with the discard!
Absolutely love, best purchase
Already made my first Loaf. Instructions were a bit confusing but the symbiota team were very helpful over the phone.
Glad to hear you have made your first loaf. Enjoy! If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out.
Hi, I love my starter. It has been making me and my family wonderful loaves of bread every weekend. Highly recommend
I have just baked my second loaf and it’s so delicious. A great quality starter. Many thanks
After failing to get a 'starter' to develop I bought one from Symbiota - and some flour. It sprang to life and has already helped me to produce several fabulous sour dough loafs. Great service, love the branding and the little 'hat' cloth cover is cute! Already ordered more flour and eyeing up the kefir starter - can't recommend highly enough. Thank you.
Easy to follow instructions. Produces amazing sourdough bread! Will recommend to every sourdough starters!
I purchased a sourdough starter kit & I’m not disappointed. I’ve made so many loaves of bread in the last 2 weeks since I got it & it’s just SO good! Super fast shipping too. Highly recommend
I made bread after feeding for a week and wow! So yummy!
Great kit, easy to follow instructions. Happy eaters