Sourdough Master Kit
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$124.95
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Sourdough Master Kit – Organic Starter, Jar, Baking Tools & FREE eBook
Bake sourdough at home with confidence with our Sourdough Master Kit — including an organic dried heritage starter, starter jar, handmade banneton, essential baking and tracking tools, printed guides and a FREE 48-page Sourdough digital eBook.
Our most comprehensive sourdough kit brings together the tools and guidance to help you care for your starter and develop your baking skills. From rehydrating your culture and tracking its rise to mixing, shaping and scoring your dough, the Master Kit supports you through each stage.
Perfect for beginners and experienced bakers alike, it’s also a thoughtful gift for anyone who loves homemade bread.
FREE 48-Page Sourdough eBook Included
Every Master Kit includes The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Sourdough digital eBook at no additional cost. This beautifully illustrated guide covers starter rehydration, feeding, ongoing care, your first loaf, troubleshooting and six recipes, with quick-reference charts to keep handy as you bake.Choosing Your Starter: French or San Franciscan?
French Sourdough Starter: Mild, fruity and lightly tangy with a soft crumb. Perfect for everyday loaves and our most popular choice for beginners and families.
San Franciscan Sourdough Starter: Bold, complex and distinctly tangy — the classic Boudin bakery style flavour with a chewier, rustic texture.
Not sure which to pick? You can’t go wrong with either, and many bakers later choose to try both to explore the different flavours and textures they produce.
What’s Included?
- Organic Dried Sourdough Starter (15 g): A robust, heritage culture fed on chlorine-free water and organic stoneground flour for many years — designed to last a lifetime with regular care.
- Handmade unbleached cane banneton with organic linen liner: Choose from 20 cm round or 25 cm oval for beautifully shaped loaves.
- Food-grade 900 ml wide-mouth jar & bamboo lid: A practical and sustainable vessel for storing and maintaining your starter.
- Unbleached organic linen cover: Eco-friendly, breathable protection for your starter jar.
- Danish dough whisk & silicone dough spatula: Tools for mixing and handling sticky sourdough dough.
- Bench scraper & wooden-handled lame with 5 blades: Professional tools for shaping and scoring your loaves.
- Thermal temperature sticker & silicone feeding band: Monitor the temperature and track your starter’s rise between feeds.
- Adhesive labels & pen: Keep organised with reusable labels for dates and notes.
- Full-colour, double-sided quick-start & starter information guide: An easy-reference introduction to your selected heritage sourdough starter, including its history and essential getting-started information.
- Full-colour 6-page Sourdough Baking Guide: A beautifully printed guide with detailed, step-by-step instructions covering activation, feeding, ongoing maintenance and baking your own sourdough bread at home.
- FREE The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Sourdough Digital eBook: A beautifully presented 48-page guide covering rehydration, feeding ratios, starter care, mixing, folding, bulk fermentation, shaping, proofing, scoring and baking. Includes illustrated first-loaf stages, six recipes, troubleshooting and quick-reference charts. Supplied as a digital PDF alongside your printed guides.
- Ongoing Support: Personal help whenever you need it to get the best results from your starter — email, chat or phone.
Why Choose the Master Baking Kit?
- Our most comprehensive sourdough kit: A heritage starter, starter jar, banneton, baking tools and tracking accessories brought together in one kit.
- FREE 48-page Sourdough eBook: Detailed guidance to support your first loaf and future bakes, alongside the included printed guides.
- Starter care made easier: A wide-mouth jar, temperature sticker and feeding band help you monitor your culture and understand its progress.
- Quality baking tools: Mix, shape, proof and score your dough with practical tools chosen for regular home baking.
- More than bread: Use your heritage starter for sourdough bread, pizza dough, focaccia, brioche, pancakes and more.
- A thoughtful gift: Beautifully presented, practical and suitable for both new and experienced sourdough bakers.
Delivery Details
Starters are shipped in their dry state and are shelf-stable for at least 6 months — activate and bake whenever you’re ready.
Arrive Alive Guarantee
We want you to order with confidence. If your organic sourdough starter doesn’t activate after rehydration, we’ll send you a free replacement straight away. Your success is guaranteed.
Why Choose The Fermentation Station?
With over 20 years of experience and thousands of happy customers, we guarantee fresh, active cultures, fast shipping, and full support every step of your fermentation journey.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Sourdough eBook included?
Yes. Every Sourdough Master Kit includes The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Sourdough digital eBook FREE, at no additional cost. The 48-page guide covers starter rehydration, feeding, ongoing care, illustrated first-loaf instructions, six recipes, troubleshooting and quick-reference charts.
Is the eBook printed or digital?
The eBook is a digital PDF you can read on your phone, tablet or computer. Your kit also includes the printed quick-start and starter information guide and full-colour 6-page Sourdough Baking Guide, so you have both printed instructions and a more detailed digital reference.
What’s the difference between the Baking Kit and the Master Kit?
Both kits include a heritage starter, banneton, essential baking tools, printed guides and the FREE Sourdough eBook. The Master Kit also includes a 900 ml starter jar with bamboo lid, organic linen cover, silicone dough spatula, thermal temperature sticker, silicone feeding band, adhesive labels and pen for maintaining and monitoring your starter.
How much sourdough starter do I get, and how long will it last?
You’ll receive 15 g of dried heritage sourdough starter. Once activated and fed regularly, this becomes a living culture that can be maintained indefinitely. With simple care, your starter can last a lifetime and be shared, split, or built up for larger bakes.
How do I activate the dried starter?
Activation is simple: you’ll mix the dried starter with water and flour and feed it over several days, following the step-by-step instructions included in your kit. Most people see good activity within 3–5 days, depending on room temperature and feeding schedule. Your free eBook provides additional guidance on rehydration and recognising a ready-to-use starter.
How long until I can bake my first loaf?
On average, you’ll be ready to bake your first loaf in about 4–6 days, although some starters take longer. You’ll know your starter is ready when it reliably rises and falls between feeds, smells pleasantly yeasty or slightly fruity, and can at least double in size after a feeding. Follow its activity rather than the calendar alone.
What flour should I use to feed the starter?
We recommend feeding with a good quality bread flour or plain (all-purpose) wheat flour. You can also use a mix of white and wholemeal. Our mother culture is maintained on organic stoneground flour, so any similar unbleached wheat flour will keep it happy and strong.
Can I change flours later (e.g. to rye or wholemeal)?
Yes. You can gradually shift your starter to rye, spelt or wholemeal by feeding a little more of the new flour at each feed. Give it a few feeds to adapt and monitor how the change affects its rise and consistency.
How do I store my starter between bakes?
If you bake often, you can keep your starter at room temperature and feed it daily. If you bake less frequently, store it in the fridge and feed it about once a week. Before baking, give it enough feeds at room temperature to restore a reliable rise. Your free eBook explains both routines in more detail.
Is this starter gluten-free?
No. This is a wheat-based sourdough culture and contains gluten. While you can use the active starter to help leaven some alternative-flour recipes, it’s not suitable for people who need to avoid gluten entirely.
What if my starter isn’t bubbling or rising properly?
Don’t worry — there’s often a “quiet” phase during activation. Make sure you’re feeding at the right ratio, keeping it warm (around 20–25 °C), and using chlorine-free water. The troubleshooting section in your free eBook can help you understand what you’re seeing. If it still doesn’t show signs of life after following the instructions, get in touch — our Arrive Alive Guarantee means we’ll help troubleshoot or send a replacement if needed.
Can I use this starter for more than just bread?
Yes! Your sourdough starter is incredibly versatile. You can use it to make pizza dough, focaccia, pancakes, waffles, brioche, cinnamon scrolls, and more. Your free eBook includes six recipes to help you explore sourdough baking.
Is it safe for the starter to be shipped dry in the post?
Yes. In its dried form, the starter is very stable and shelf-stable for at least 6 months. We ship via Australia Post Priority, and the culture is fine with normal postal timeframes — just follow the activation instructions once it arrives.
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High quality sourdough starter with easy and explicit instructions
High quality sourdough starter with easy and explicit instructions. Highly recommend for a beginner or anyone looking for quality bread. I got tons of compliments on the bread!
Genevieve Ellis
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Great product
Julie Lear
Great Service
Efficient and proactive - thanks
Susan Fouche
Happy Scoby
Very happy with our scoby and the service we have received. Onto our second batch. Definitely recommend this product!
Susan Fouche
Good product
It took a little while to get the amount of milk right and the timing but the grains were in tact when they reached me and took about a week to start producing nice kefir. They have grown over the time I've had them so I've just given some to a friend.
Penny
So glad I've purchased this kit! Sleek design
So glad I've purchased this kit! Sleek design, easy to put together and looks fabulous on my counter. I LOVE the calendar/clock... this is a great asset, as well as the carbon filter! Great investment 👌
Anna Speranza
Grains are going strong
I bought the kefir grains (300ml) so far everything has been great.
Jamie B
Quality stuff :)
I'd say I'm getting much more consistent quality cuts than I was with my standard bread knife. The ordering and delivery process was all straightforward, no dramas :)
Jacob Graham
Amazing product plus the customer service was even better
Amazing product plus the customer service was even better.
Makes a lot more than 600ml
My grains have tripled in size
Alessandra S
Great quality grains
Great quality grains. Arrived quickly, came with straightforward instructions, and the grains started fermenting properly within a few days. This is my second purchase from the Fermentation Station and I'd happily buy their products again.
Anonymous
A very pleasant experience
A very pleasant experience.
Anonymous
Happily producing the best kefir!
Happily producing the best kefir I’ve ever had!
Anonymous
The sourdough starter arrived and it didn’t tske too long to wake it up with the help of the
The sourdough starter arrived and it didn’t tske too long to wake it up with the help of the friendly and fast responses from your representatives. I’m now making the most delicious sourdough loaves that my friends and family are saying is the best they’ve ever had!!! It has a distinctive delicious flavour!!
Lynne Higgs
Love the kefir and its a daily habit
Love the kefir and its a daily habit now
Anonymous
Still kickin'
The GBP is exactly as described. I've made a couple of batches and rested the 'plant' in the fridge during breaks. It survives and starts again as soon as it is warmed up. Great little worker.
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