San Francisco Sourdough Starter - Dehydrated Heirloom Style Sourdough Starter for Sourdough Bread, Pizza, Buns, Pancakes, Muffins | Easy to follow instructions. By Captain Sourpants

Love this starter. It came with easy to follow directions to rehydrate. Began baking yummy bread within days!

I wish I had of bought this to begin with. I had tried starting a starter from scratch, and after two weeks of baby sitting it daily it ended up molding on me. So I decided to look for a dehydrated starter to get started back up with. I ended up going with this starter mainly because I liked the name. I started the rehydration process on 2/28 and it was already back to a fully active starter on 3/2 see attached picture. I baked my first load on 3/5 and it turned out great, but I forgot to take a picture. So I made sure to take a picture of these two loaves I baked today 3/7 and I couldn’t be happier. I’m so happy I choice to go this route versus starting over from scratch. If you choose Captain Sourpants you won’t be disappointed.

Started rising after 2nd feeding. After 3rd feeding it has more than doubled and smells wonderful.

I wanted to try my hand at baking our dough but I didn't want to wait for starter. I bought this based on a few good reviews that claimed it became active within a few days. My kitchen is between 70-72 degrees and I was very meticulous about following directions. After 8-9 days it is still not working for me. Sometimes it looks like it wants to be active but not doubling, not even rising a quarter. At this point, Id be seeing activity with just plain flour so who is to say they aren't just sending you bags of flour? You also cannot get a refund on this product so that's great.

I've tried making a starter on my own and always ended up with something that smelled like cheese. So I gave this a try and I am SOOO glad I did. Very easy to get going, and for me, my starter was bubbling on day 1. Just made my first loaf of sourdough and it was AMAZING!! definitely buying this again and letting all my friends and family know about it!

Starter smelled good at first then went rancid. According to their warranty they will give a replacement.

My latest obsession seems to be baking sourdough bread. I purchased another starter last summer and I didn’t enjoy the taste of it so I wasn’t too broken up when it committed suicide and molded. After a few months off, I decided that I wanted to try making sourdough bread that I would enjoy. That required a new starter and thus began my hunt for a new dehydrated starter. Enter Captain Sourpants! Some people buy things because of the reviews, others buy them because word-of-mouth that it’s a good product, but I buy things based on the name. So when I came across a San Francisco sourdough starter and the company’s name was Captain Sourpants it was a done deal. I cannot stress enough how good the bread is that I make with the starter. It’s got that particular San Francisco sourdough flavor, but since it’s homemade, it doesn’t have any of the chemical taste that comes with purchasing bread from the store. With every starter, it’s a living organism and therefore kind of a picky bitch, but once you figure out how your starter works best, she will serve you well. As with any female (and you can’t tell me that the starter isn’t a female) you just need to feed her, keep her in a warm place and pay her a little attention. If you’re looking for a dehydrated starter, look no further than Captain Sourpants!!

First picture is day 1, 2nd picture is day 3. Following the directions exactly & the starter is coming back to life as expected. Can’t wait to make some bread with it. I rated it 4 stars solely bc it’s still early & I haven’t baked any bread with it yet but wanted to make the review now in case anyone was on the fence about this product.