Sourdough FAQ

Got sourdough questions? You'll find the answers here in the sourdough FAQ archives! Browse here for helpful answers to popular questions about making sourdough recipes. Learn about making and troubleshooting a starter, and my article on the best equipment to use. Two of the most popular sourdough FAQs are "Why is my sourdough so wet and sticky?" and "How long does sourdough discard last in the fridge?".

Several slices of sourdough bread arranged in a cluster formation on a gray background.

How To Bake Sourdough in a Clay Baker

How To Bake Sourdough in a Clay Baker

How To Find Your Sourdough Rhythm [for better sourdough]

How To Find Your Sourdough Rhythm [for better sourdough]

Someone holding a small aliquot jar over a glass bowl of sourdough.

Aliquot Jar Method For Better Sourdough Bulk Fermentation

A sourdough batard straight out of the oven - it's still sitting in the Dutch oven. This photo is to demonstrate how much water weight a sourdough loaf should lose during baking time.

How Much Should Sourdough Weigh Once Baked?

A jar of sourdough starter sitting on a white counter top. The jar has large bubbles on the side of the glass.

How To Get Bigger Bubbles In Your Sourdough Starter

A loaf of sourdough bread that has been slice and is nestled in a piece of parchment paper inside a cream enamel Dutch Oven.

20 Interesting Facts About Sourdough Bread To Know in 2024

The perfect loaf of sourdough bread - a sourdough goal to strive for in 2024.

Bake It Happen: Crush Your Sourdough Goals in 2024!

Photo showing what sourdough should look like inside - with four slices of open crumb sourdough sitting in the lid of a Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven.

What Should Sourdough Bread Actually Look Like?

Sourdough Starter vs Sourdough Discard: What's The Difference?

Sourdough Starter vs Sourdough Discard: What's The Difference?

3 loaves of crusty sourdough bread sitting in a row. Each loaf has some parchment paper around it.

8 Sourdough Experiments Every Home Baker Should Try!

3 large jars of flour surrounded by some smaller jars containing rye flour, dark malt flour, diastatic malt and salt.

4 Ingredients for Better Sourdough Results

Slice of Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread sitting on a loaf that has been baked in a Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven. The Empty Dutch Oven can be seen in the background of the photo.

How To Bake Perfect Sourdough Bread in a Dutch Oven

Jar of sourdough starter sitting on a kitchen counter in front of a white tiled wall. There is a red rubber band around the jar to show that the sourdough starter has doubled. The starter is covered with a piece of paper towel and a rubber band.

How Does Sourdough Starter Work? [science of sourdough]

How To Tell When Sourdough Bread Is Done (cooked through)

How To Tell When Sourdough Bread Is Done (cooked through)

Jar of sourdough starter sitting next to a grey stoneware bowl full of bubbly sourdough starter. There is a small silver spoon with a little commercial yeast being held over the bowl and then a bowl full of commercial yeast sitting below.

Can You Add Yeast to Sourdough Starter?

HOW TO MAKE A SMALL SOURDOUGH STARTER - RECIPE FEATURE IMAGE

Make & Maintain A Small Sourdough Starter (Mini Starter)

4Q Cambro Container sitting on the kitchen counter with a batch of sourdough inside. It comes up to the 1L mark on the side of the container.

How To Use A Cambro Container for Easy Sourdough Bread Baking

Loaf of sourdough bread that has been baked in a loaf pan sitting on a black and white dish towel in front of a white tiled wall.

Can You Bake Sourdough In A Loaf Pan?

An overfed sourdough starter that has overflowed the jar that it is in. The sourdough starter is dribbling down the side of the jar and onto the counter making a big mess. There is a cane basket with a plant in the background behind the jar of sourdough starter.

Can You Overfeed A Sourdough Starter?

How to convert yeast recipe to sourdough - small blue bowl with bubbly sourdough starter and a white jar spatula. There is a glass bowl of flour in the background.

How To Convert Any Yeast Recipe To Sourdough [simple conversion]

Top 10 Tips for Better Sourdough