Name: Sourdough Starter Workshop
Start: 2025-04-04T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-04T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Iron District

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