Sourdough Home

Use precise temperatures to control your starter like never before. The Sourdough Home is designed to heat or cool to keep your starter at the perfect temperature. Feed your starter on your schedule: from twice a day to once a week. Change temperature to adjust the flavor profile, aroma, and texture of your bread.

Featuring:
• Degree-by-degree setpoints from 5-50°C (41-122°F).
• Fits a single 1 quart/1 liter jar or 2 small jars.
• Two shelves for flexible storage of small items.
• Outside Dimensions: 11x8x10 in (28x23x25 cm)
• Inside Dimensions: 7.5x5⅛x5.5 in (19x13x14 cm)
• Power: 100-240V

The health and growth rate of a sourdough starter are heavily influenced by feeding schedule (frequency) and temperature. To maintain a healthy starter ready for baking, many bakers store their starter at room temperature and refresh on a daily basis. Room temperature can fluctuate throughout the year and fermentation activity can become unpredictable and difficult to manage. Bakers often need to adjust feeding ratios and frequency to accommodate for these temperature swings. With the Sourdough Home, you can keep your starter at a consistent temperature year-round. No need to adjust ratios or feeding schedule.

Weekend bakers may not want to feed their starter everyday- it is unnecessary and wastes a lot of flour. Often, bakers store their starter in the refrigerator as an alternative to feeding daily. However, refrigerator temperatures hover around 38°F (3°C) which is too cold for the yeast and bacteria in starter. When it is time to bake, one must give the refrigerated starter a few refreshments to get it up to full strength ready for baking. Using the Sourdough Home to store your starter is the perfect solution. By keeping your starter cool, but not cold you can slow down fermentation, while not bringing it to a complete halt. Your starter will be healthy and ready to use without additional feedings. 

In order to test the temperature of the starter, we recommend using a probe thermometer inserted directly into your starter after it has been in the unit for several hours.