Sourdough Starter Basics

How To: Build an Active Colony of Yeast Cells

Appears in

How to Bake Sourdough Bread: Fermentation, Starters & Recipes

How to Bake Sourdough Bread

By Michael Kalanty

Published 2025

About

© 2025 Michael Kalanty. All rights reserved.

In this section

Sourdough Starter (2 to 3 days before): Collect Natural Yeast

Sourdough Starter (Day 1): Feed the Wild Yeast

Sourdough Starter (Day 2): Refresh the Environment for the Yeast

Sourdough Starter (Day 3): Increase the Amount of Starter Mixture

Sourdough Starter (Day 4): Set Up the Standard Volume

Sourdough Starter (Day 5): Start the Routine Feeding

Sourdough Starter (Day 6 and Forever): Repeat the Routine Feeding

Part of

Understanding Sourdough

Sourdough Starter—What Is It?

Spotted a problem? Let us know!

The licensor does not allow printing of this title