Real Starter. 2 Hours. Watch It Rise.
The difference
Live. Never dehydrated.
Almost every starter sold by post has been dried out, and has to be rebuilt before it can bake. Ours never was.
A live culture, held dormant
We never dehydrate it. Through precise moisture and acidity management we capture the culture at its peak fermentation power and hold it there — dormant, waiting for a feed, rather than dried out and shocked. Because it is never dried, the sharp aromatic compounds of a true San Francisco sourdough stay intact.
Awake in about two hours
A dehydrated starter has to be rebuilt over about three days of feeding before it is strong enough to lift a loaf. Ours needs no rebuilding and no revival period. Add flour and water and it carries on from exactly where it was stopped — ready to bake in about two hours.
It posts anywhere in the world
A starter sent live in water is a gamble — a week in a hot van or a cold depot and it arrives as something that no longer works. Dormant, ours does not mind the journey, the delay, or the weather at either end. It arrives exactly as it left us, which is why we ship worldwide — free.
Lab-verified Fructilactobacillus (formerly Lactobacillus) sanfranciscensis, from a 46-year heritage culture. Ingredients: wheat flour and water — contains gluten.
Live cultures, shelf-stable and ready to post — your starter travels dormant and springs to life in 2 hours.
HOW IT WORKS
Step 1: Order Your Starter
Get your shelf-stable sourdough starter delivered next day.
Step 2: Activate in 2 Hours
Mix with flour and water, leave at room temperature for 2 hours. Watch it bubble and rise — it’s alive.
Step 3: Bake Your First Loaf the Same Day
From packet to fresh bread in a single afternoon — real artisan sourdough, no 7-day wait.
Dough Dough Fast Start Sourdough Starter — Lab-Verified Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis Culture
The UK's only lab-verified San Francisco sourdough starter, shipped worldwide — shelf-stable and ready to bake in 2 hours
- ✓ Works with any flour — bread, rye, spelt, wholemeal or '00'
- ✓ Preserved at peak biological activity for maximum rise and flavour
- ✓ No 7-day setup. Bake real sourdough today.
✓ 2-hour activation guaranteed or we'll replace it free
Professional baking tools, completely free.
FREE BAKING TOOLS — BUILT FOR DOUGH DOUGH STARTERS
Hydration Calculator
Calculate the perfect water-to-flour ratio for any sourdough recipe.
Recipe Scaler
Scale any sourdough recipe up or down instantly using baker's percentages.
Flour Blend Analyst
Discover how blending different flours affects flavour, texture, and fermentation.
Discard Engine
Creative recipes and ideas for making the most of your sourdough discard.
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY
Big flavour and a big rise — no compromise.
Most starters make you choose: bold, tangy sourdough flavour, or a strong, dependable lift. Our carefully developed culture is crafted to give you both — properly sour, San Francisco–style character with an airy, well-risen crumb, loaf after loaf.
- Deep, complex sourdough tang
- Strong, reliable rise
- Balanced for flavour and lift
