Name: Sourdough Starter Workshop
Start: 2025-02-06T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-06T19:00:00-06:00
Location: Iron District

Starter care is essential in making great sourdough, so let's learn how to keep your new sourdough starter (provided) happy and healthy!
About this Event

Get your hands dirty and learn to care for your sourdough baby!

This one-hour workshop will help you learn the proper way to care for a sourdough starter, as well as learn to identify and fix different issues and trouble with your starter (it will happen!). You’ll receive a bit of Bertha, The Sourdough Spot’s organic starter.

In this class, we will learn about:

Feeding schedule
Discarding starter
Ideal environmental conditions for your sourdough starter
Troubleshooting & fixing issues with your starter
Making a levain from your starter
When to add your starter to your dough
Best flour to use and buy

Owner & baker Maegan Vaughan will show you what a healthy and active starter looks, as well as an unhappy starter, in different states. We will talk about smell and visual signs, helping you learn how to identify a thriving starter and signs of hunger. We will feed your bit of Bertha, our sourdough starter, in class in a BPA-free plastic container with a lid for you to take home and enjoy.

You will also receive The Sourdough Spot's sourdough bread and focaccia recipes to try at home, and I will answer any burning questions you have about starter care.

See you at Iron District!