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FreeFree Mini-Courses & Guides
Short, no-cost lessons you can start today - the low-stakes way to get to know the Academy.
Sourdough Calculator
Hydration, starter math, bake-day timing, and unit conversions - 4 free calculators, no account or email needed.
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Sourdough Schedule Finder
Answer three quick questions and get the exact sourdough schedule that fits your day.
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Printable Quicksheets
Six single-page printables for feeding, timelines, troubleshooting, and more - free, no email required.
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Sourdough Equipment Guide
The exact tools I reach for, sorted by how much they matter - free to read, no signup.
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Sourdough Glossary
75 sourdough terms explained in plain English, searchable and cross-linked to the Academy - free, no signup.
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Sourdough Substitutions Guide
Swaps and ratios for flour, dairy, sweeteners, salt, and starter - free to read, no signup.
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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.
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Discard, No Guilt
Five real ways to use every scoop of starter discard - crackers, flatbread, waffles, and more - so nothing goes in the trash.
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Feeding & Hydration Cheat Sheet
Keep this one bookmarked - it's the two things you'll look up most: feeding ratios and hydration.
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SignatureSignature Courses
In-depth, structured courses in development - lifetime access when they launch.
The Complete Sourdough Method
A ground-up course on building, maintaining, and baking with a starter, from first loaf to consistent results.
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Sourdough Beyond the Loaf
Take your starter further with pizza, bagels, and focaccia - the same fermentation skills, three new formats.
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E-bookE-books
Printable references and recipe collections - in production now.
The Bake-Keeper’s Starter Handbook
A printable reference for starter care, troubleshooting, and a feeding-schedule cheat sheet.
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52 Weeks of Sourdough
A full year of seasonal sourdough recipes, organized week by week.
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