{"product_id":"white-spelt-sourdough-starter","title":"White Spelt Sourdough Starter — Live, Never Dehydrated","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA live white spelt sourdough starter that is ready to bake with in two hours, not a week.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe same culture as our San Francisco starter — tested at NCIMB and confirmed to contain \u003cem\u003eLactobacillus sanfranciscensis\u003c\/em\u003e as its dominant lactic acid bacteria — kept on white spelt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat spelt does to a starter\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpelt is an ancient relative of modern wheat, grown in Britain long before the varieties that replaced it. Sifted to white, it keeps the character and loses most of the bran, so a spelt-fed culture ferments briskly — quicker than '00', gentler than rye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flavour is the reason people come back to it: a delicate, almost sweet nuttiness that modern white flour has largely lost. The catch is the gluten, which is more fragile than ordinary wheat's and will tear if you work it as hard. Mix a little less, handle it a little more kindly, and keep an eye on the prove — spelt goes from ready to over-proved faster than you expect. Do that and you get a soft, pale, fine-crumbed loaf with real depth to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy ours is different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost starters sold in the UK arrive as a dry powder and need five to seven days of daily feeding before they will lift a loaf. Ours is \u003cstrong\u003enever dehydrated\u003c\/strong\u003e — it is a live culture, packed dormant and shelf-stable, so it wakes in about two hours and bakes the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHow to use — three-step activation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEmpty the pack into a clean jar.\u003c\/strong\u003e Add 30 g of white spelt flour and 30 g of water at roughly 30°C — warm to the touch, not hot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStir to a thick paste and leave somewhere warm for two hours.\u003c\/strong\u003e You are looking for bubbles across the surface and a noticeable rise.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeed once more, then bake.\u003c\/strong\u003e Your first loaf may be mild, but the flavour gets more sour after each feed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15 g of live culture in a resealable kraft pack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted activation and care instructions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree next-day UK delivery when you order by 2pm — no minimum spend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergens: contains spelt wheat (gluten).\u003c\/strong\u003e Packed in Bristol in a kitchen that also handles wheat, rye, spelt and barley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this a different culture from the San Francisco starter?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo — it is the same culture, from the same 46-year-old mother, verified by genetic sequencing at NCIMB. The difference is the flour it has been maintained on, which shapes how it behaves and how the finished loaf tastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I switch it to a different flour later?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. Feed it on whatever flour you want to bake with and it will adapt over a few feeds. Plenty of bakers keep one jar and move it around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does it keep before I open it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwelve months in the sealed pack at room temperature. It is live but dormant, so it needs no fridge and no attention until you are ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo you ship outside the UK?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes — we post worldwide. UK orders placed before 2pm go out the same day on a free next-day service.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dough Dough at Home","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53401363906908,"sku":"DD-STARTER-SPELT-15G","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5171\/0556\/files\/dough-dough-sourdough-starter-new-pack-15g_af8a8721-c724-40af-bf81-700745402847.jpg?v=1789198383","url":"https:\/\/doughdoughathome.com\/products\/white-spelt-sourdough-starter","provider":"Dough Dough","version":"1.0","type":"link"}