Symbiota
Organic Sourdough Starter Kit
What is sourdough bread?
Sourdough bread is well known for its tangy flavor, crusty crusts, and chewy texture. It is far healthier than store-bought bread as the process of fermentation breaks down the gluten, making it far easier for our bodies to digest.
What is a sourdough starter?
Sourdough is a naturally leavened or fermented bread that does not contain any additives or use any yeast to rise. Instead sourdough uses a starter culture which makes it rise and gives it a sour taste.
A sourdough starter is a wild ferment of water and flour which contains yeast and good bacteria.
Sourdough starters can be used for much more than just bread. Some of our favorites are scones, waffles, crumpets and crackers! Check out our blog for sourdough uses and recipes!
Our sourdough starters take well to lots of different flours. In house they are fed mostly organic stone ground flour and organic spelt flour but you can titrate this starter onto a flour of your choice.
How to make sourdough bread using a starter
Basic sourdough bread is made with sourdough starter, water, flour and salt.
We also offer a gluten-free sourdough option
Each order receives instructions to get you started on your sourdough journey.
This sourdough starter kit includes:
- 1L Symbiota Glass Jar with one-piece stainless steel lid
- Elasticated Cotton Top
- Live, Mature Sourdough Starter (4-6 tbs).
- Instructions and recipe
An organic sourdough option is now available, please select from the dropdown options.
****Note:
- Please use an urban address where possible.
- Live cultures are couriered out on Mondays & Tuesdays.
Organic Sourdough Starter Kit
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!