{"title":"Sourdough Starter Kits","description":"\u003cp\u003eA sourdough starter kit is the quickest way to bake real sourdough at home without spending a week or two growing a starter from scratch. This page has the Mad Millie 15 Minute Sourdough Kit, spare sourdough culture sachets and a couple of bundles that pair the kit with beer or cheese making. Everything ships from our Brisbane and Melbourne warehouses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is in the sourdough kit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mad-millie-15-minute-sourdough-kit\"\u003eMad Millie 15 Minute Sourdough Kit\u003c\/a\u003e is built around under 15 minutes of hands-on time a day and no kneading. It includes instant sourdough starter culture (enough for up to six 700g loaves, or double batches from one sachet), artisan salt, a muslin cloth, a dough scraper, a dough whisk, and recipes for original, wholemeal, fruit loaf and gluten free sourdough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe method is simple. Mix flour, salt, culture and water in a bowl with the dough whisk, cover it, and leave it to ferment and rise for about 20 hours. Then bake in a covered oven dish. You get a hard, crispy crust with a light, airy centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the kit's culture runs out, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/mad-millie-instant-sourdough-culture-3-sachet-pack\"\u003eSourdough Culture 3 Sachet Pack\u003c\/a\u003e tops it up. Each sachet ferments a recipe using up to 6 cups of flour, and the culture is shelf-stable for 8 months. Note that the culture contains milk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow a sourdough starter works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA sourdough starter is a live mix of flour and water colonised by wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria. The yeast produces carbon dioxide, which makes the bread rise. The bacteria produce lactic and acetic acids, which give sourdough its tang, its chew and its longer shelf life compared with bread made on commercial yeast alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA traditional starter is grown, not bought. The usual approach:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDay 1:\u003c\/strong\u003e mix equal weights of flour and water in a clean jar, cover loosely and leave it at room temperature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays 2 to 7 and beyond:\u003c\/strong\u003e once a day, discard about half and feed it fresh flour and water. It will smell odd for a few days as the microbes settle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReady to bake:\u003c\/strong\u003e when it reliably bubbles and roughly doubles within 4 to 8 hours of a feed, it is active. That often takes one to two weeks, and longer in a cold kitchen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKeeping it:\u003c\/strong\u003e store it in the fridge between bakes and feed it about once a week, then give it a feed or two at room temperature before you bake.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Mad Millie culture skips all of that. It is an instant starter that needs no cultivating or maintenance: it goes straight into the dough, so you can start a loaf on day one. It suits people who want sourdough flavour without keeping a jar alive, and it makes a handy backup if your homemade starter dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFlour and other fermenting\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny good bread flour works with the kit. For long, cold ferments, Caputo Nuvola Super is designed for 36 to 48 hour rises and sourdough preparations; see our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/caputo-flour\"\u003eCaputo flour\u003c\/a\u003e range. If you are into fermenting generally, browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cheese-yoghurt-fermented-foods\"\u003echeese, yoghurt and fermented foods\u003c\/a\u003e or the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/yoghurt-butter-kefir\"\u003eyoghurt and kefir kits\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo I need to feed the Mad Millie sourdough culture?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It is an instant culture that goes straight into your dough mix, so there is nothing to grow or maintain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow many loaves does the sourdough kit make?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe culture in the kit is enough for up to six 700g loaves. Refill sachets are sold separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow long does sourdough take to rise with the kit?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout 20 hours of fermenting and rising, with under 15 minutes of hands-on work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCan I make gluten free sourdough?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The kit includes a gluten free sourdough recipe alongside original, wholemeal and fruit loaf.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mad-millie-instant-sourdough-culture-3-sachet-pack","title":"Mad Millie Sourdough Culture 3 Sachet Pack","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Mad Millie Sourdough Starter Culture requires no cultivating. You can add this straight to your dough mix without any hassle of growing or maintaining your sourdough starter. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis culture contains: Yeast, Dextrose, Lactococcus lactis subsp. 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Gobble it up with some fresh, homemade butter, olive oil, or your favourite bread toppings. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKit includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstant Sourdough Starter Culture (enough for up to 6 x 700 g loaves). 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