The Bake-Keeper Academy

Your Sourdough Journey Starts Here

Grab the completely free 7-Lesson Sourdough Starter Course — then be the first to know when our in-depth courses and e-books go live.

FreeFree Mini-Courses & Guides

Short, no-cost lessons you can start today - the low-stakes way to get to know the Academy.

Free Tool

Sourdough Calculator

Hydration, starter math, bake-day timing, and unit conversions - 4 free calculators, no account or email needed.

4 built-in tools, free forever

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Free Guide

Sourdough Schedule Finder

Answer three quick questions and get the exact sourdough schedule that fits your day.

3 schedules, free guide

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Free Guide

Printable Quicksheets

Six single-page printables for feeding, timelines, troubleshooting, and more - free, no email required.

6 printables, free

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Free Guide

Sourdough Equipment Guide

The exact tools I reach for, sorted by how much they matter - free to read, no signup.

Guide, free

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Free Guide

Sourdough Glossary

75 sourdough terms explained in plain English, searchable and cross-linked to the Academy - free, no signup.

75 terms, free reference

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Free Guide

Sourdough Substitutions Guide

Swaps and ratios for flour, dairy, sweeteners, salt, and starter - free to read, no signup.

Guide, free

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Free Guide

Reading Your Bread

A short visual guide to crumb and crust - what a dense loaf, a blown ear, or a pale crust is telling you.

Mini-guide, 12 pages

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Free Guide

Discard, No Guilt

Five real ways to use every scoop of starter discard - crackers, flatbread, waffles, and more - so nothing goes in the trash.

5 recipes, printable guide

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Free Guide

Feeding & Hydration Cheat Sheet

Keep this one bookmarked - it's the two things you'll look up most: feeding ratios and hydration.

One page, printable reference

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SignatureSignature Courses

In-depth, structured courses in development - lifetime access when they launch.

Coming Soon

The Complete Sourdough Method

A ground-up course on building, maintaining, and baking with a starter, from first loaf to consistent results.

6 modules, lifetime access

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Sourdough Beyond the Loaf

Take your starter further with pizza, bagels, and focaccia - the same fermentation skills, three new formats.

5 modules, lifetime access

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E-bookE-books

Printable references and recipe collections - in production now.

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The Bake-Keeper’s Starter Handbook

A printable reference for starter care, troubleshooting, and a feeding-schedule cheat sheet.

PDF, 34 pages

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52 Weeks of Sourdough

A full year of seasonal sourdough recipes, organized week by week.

PDF, 96 pages

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