--- product_id: 635166738 title: "233 Year Old San Francisco Fresh Sourdough Starter Culture for Baking | Easy to Use, Active & Live Organic Sourdough Starter for Artisan Bread, Pizza Dough, Waffles, Homemade Bread Recipes & More" brand: "living dough" price: "$47.14" currency: USD in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/635166738-233-year-old-san-francisco-fresh-sourdough-starter-culture-baking store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # 233 years of heritage 100% organic & live culture consistent active fermentation 233 Year Old San Francisco Fresh Sourdough Starter Culture for Baking | Easy to Use, Active & Live Organic Sourdough Starter for Artisan Bread, Pizza Dough, Waffles, Homemade Bread Recipes & More **Brand:** living dough **Price:** $47.14 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🍞 Elevate your baking game with a 233-year-old secret! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 233 Year Old San Francisco Fresh Sourdough Starter Culture for Baking | Easy to Use, Active & Live Organic Sourdough Starter for Artisan Bread, Pizza Dough, Waffles, Homemade Bread Recipes & More by living dough - **How much does it cost?** $47.14 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/635166738-233-year-old-san-francisco-fresh-sourdough-starter-culture-baking) ## Best For - living dough enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted living dough brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Pure Organic Power:** Crafted from live, organic cultures for rich flavor and artisan texture. - • **Heritage You Can Taste:** Harness 233 years of authentic San Francisco sourdough tradition in every batch. - • **Reliable Rise Every Time:** Active fermentation ensures consistent dough performance for bread, pizza, waffles & more. - • **Versatile Artisan Essential:** Perfect for homemade bread recipes, sourdough kits, and thoughtful gifts for baking enthusiasts. - • **Beginner-Friendly & Low Maintenance:** Effortless feeding and care designed for bakers of all skill levels. ## Overview This 3.5 oz organic sourdough starter culture from Living Dough is cultivated from a verified 233-year-old San Francisco heritage. It delivers live, active yeast for consistent fermentation and rich artisan flavors, ideal for bread, pizza dough, waffles, and more. Easy to maintain and perfect for both beginners and seasoned bakers, it’s a must-have for authentic sourdough baking at home. ## Features - AUTHENTIC SOURDOUGH CULTURES: Discover the true art of sourdough baking with our Living Dough live sourdough starter cultures. This organic sourdough helps create rich flavor and artisan-style texture. Our active sourdough starter pairs with organic yeast for bread to support consistent baking, while active starter sourdough delivers a rewarding bread-making experience. A great choice for bread making essentials and sourdough starter must haves. - SAN FRANCISCO HERITAGE: Cultivated from a verified 233-year-old heritage, this organic sour dough starter culture captures the essence of San Francisco sourdough for traditional baking. This sourdough organic starter develops distinctive flavor for San Francisco sourdough bread and artisan bread loaves, making it a great addition to your sourdough home essentials. Complete your sourdough bread starter kit with a heritage culture! - FRESH & ORGANIC PERFORMANCE: Enjoy artisan baking with our premium organic fresh sourdough starter designed for consistent fermentation and reliable rise. This active sourdough starter and sourdough yeast work well in a sour dough starter kit, sourdough kit for beginners, or baking kit for bread, pizza dough, waffles, and more. Use as a yeast starter for bread while trying new bread recipes for dependable bread making yeast results. - AUTHENTIC FERMENTED CULTURE: Each organic sourdough bread starter is made from fresh flour and water. This starter for sourdough bread and starter for sourdough uses live yeasts, carefully cultivated over time. Our fresh live sourdough starter comes ready to use in sour dough starter jars, making it a valuable addition to sourdough baking supplies, a thoughtful gift for bakers, and a dependable organic sourdough starter kit. - EFFORTLESS STARTER CARE: Designed for sourdough starter for beginners and experienced bakers, this sourdough culture starter is easy to feed and maintain with consistent wild yeast performance. Ideal for home baking, it pairs with starter cultures and works as gifts for sourdough bakers and baking supplies for home bakers. It complements an organic sourdough starter kit, starter kit for sourdough bread, and sourdough baking starter. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Asin | B0D47GBXL2 | | Best Sellers Rank | #3 in Sourdough Starters | | Manufacturer | Living Dough | | Units | 3.5 Ounce | | Upc | 198168072585 | ## Product Details - **Brand:** Living Dough - **Item Form:** Fresh - **Number of Items:** 1 - **Specialty:** Certified Organic - **Unit Count:** 3.5 Ounce ## Images ![233 Year Old San Francisco Fresh Sourdough Starter Culture for Baking | Easy to Use, Active & Live Organic Sourdough Starter for Artisan Bread, Pizza Dough, Waffles, Homemade Bread Recipes & More - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81XDC9bto1L.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Flavor Name, Size** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great starter, great bread. *by on Reviewed in the United States July 7, 2026* This was delivered to me on a Friday evening. I feed it thrice over Friday and Saturday. By Saturday night it was doubling within 4 hours. On Sunday I feed it in the morning and the evening. That night I started my levain (48 hours after the package arrived).I baked those loaves this morning (Tuesday) and they may have been the best I have ever had. Tangy and delicious. Toasted beautifully, crunchy crust. I started more this morning, this time with Cranberries and Walnuts. We'll see how that goes on Thursday or Friday.This starter is the real deal. Solid, healthy, and overall fantastic. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reliable and trustworthy *by on Reviewed in the United States July 17, 2026* Fast delivery, really great value and fantastic results. Within 3 days, the starter was exploding out of the jar and ready to be baked with and the quality of the SF starter is awesome. That delicious tang of sourdough is unbeatable and working with an established starter always takes the hassle out of getting going again.The included instructions are very easy to follow if you aren’t experienced with sourdough at all, very thorough.Overall very pleased with the experience, starter and resulting bread. Looking forward to many more loafs and looking at trying out one of the other starter varieties to experiment! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This great 233-year-old starter is very hungry — be ready to feed it and bake! *by on Reviewed in the United States April 10, 2026* A relative recommended the Living Dough 233-Year-Old San Francisco Starter Culture, saying it was a strong and vigorous starter. My order was processed promptly, but it took the carrier 11 days to deliver the package; I knew the starter was recommended to be fed by eight days from shipping, so I was concerned that it would not be viable when it reached me. Needless worry — “she” was very hungry but “raring” to go to work and doubled in size from the first feeding on. Because she was an already established starter, after three days of doubling (or more!) after each feeding, she was ready for me to bake bread. I’ve had her for three months now, and she continues perform extremely well. As a newbie with sourdough, I strongly suggest other newbies to be ready for this energetic starter’s arrival and have proper equipment and supplies on hand, as she’ll need feeding right away. I needed at least one straight-sided glass container (4 is better, trust me — if you don’t have time to order from Amazon, go to Dollar Tree or other store that sells 4-cup/1 quart/1 liter mason jars with screw-on lids), a small spatula or spurtle (looks like a stick that’s been partially flattened) that will fit into the mason jar for stirring, a fresh bag of UNBLEACHED all purpose flour, and a bottle of drinking water (if your tap water is chlorinated etc. — if not, tap water is fine). I found that weighing my starter/flour/water in grams was the best way to measure feedings; I ordered Amazon Basics Digital Kitchen Scale, which is affordably priced and works fine (has various options for weight measurement plus the Tare function you’ll want). And if you can access YouTube, there are many good tutorials, but I found Kelly Welk’s channel in particular very helpful and easy to understand; she also has a list of tools she uses, with links to Amazon — it was helpful to see the tools in action. P.S. Don’t be afraid to discard excess starter after feedings (see tutorials) — there are plenty of Starter Discard recipes online, so little is wasted with good management. Welcome to the Sourdough Rabbit Hole and Happy Baking! 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