Description
Have you ever tried fermenting food at home, but weren’t confident of how it turned out?
In this virtual workshop, you will learn all about sourdough, and how to make your first loaf of sourdough bread. Nothing tastes quite like fresh-baked, naturally leavened bread!
When you join one of our Do-it-Together live virtual workshops, you get to:
Learn how to create delicious, gut-healthy fermented foods safely
Under the guidance and live support of a seasoned fermentation pro
All from the comfort of your own kitchen!
Saturday, March 11, 2023
Class time is:
12pm EST
9am PST
5pm GMT
Class duration is 2 hours.
These are actual loaves baked by students who took the virtual sourdough bread class:
What We’ll Do
- LEARN: We’ll explain fermentation and have a brief discussion about all the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods
- DEMO: We’ll show you how to make a loaf of sourdough bread from start to finish.
- DO IT TOGETHER: Roll up your sleeves and follow along as we go through preparing a sourdough loaf to be baked
How it Works
- Select your class option and purchase your spot for the class.
NOTE: Feed your starter the night before or early in the morning so that it is active and bubbly when class begins!
- If you order the starter, we recommend ordering no more than 7 days before class date so you can receive it in time.
- Starter will be shipped to you via USPS (to the U.S. only)
- We will send you the meeting link and list of Ingredients and Equipment needed so you can have materials ready before the class begins.
- Class will be taught live, with Q&A and instructor inspecting everyone’s dough at the end upon request.*
* While we would love to have full two-way participation where we can see and hear your shining faces, if you’d prefer to listen/watch only, we will definitely respect your preference! We will have chat available during the class.
About the Instructor
Austin Durant, Founder and Chief Fermentation Officer, Fermenters Club
Austin has been playing with his food his whole life, and fermenting it for over ten years.
He has taught over 100 classes (online courses and hands-on workshops) on fermented food traditions such as sauerkraut, pickles, kimchi, kombucha, miso, as well as seasonal specialties. He writes and shares recipes, videos and other fermentation adventures on his blog.
Refund Policy
- If we cancel: From time to time, we may have to cancel a class or event. We’ll strive to give you as much advance notice as we have. If we cancel a class, we will issue a refund for the value of the course. If you purchase a course for $39 and we cancel it, we will refund you the full amount. If you purchase a kit to go along with the course for a total of $69, and the course-only cost is $39, then we would refund you $39 if we cancel.
- Unless we cancel, there are no refunds for tickets purchased to virtual classes. All sales are final.
Dorothea Sotiros (verified owner) –
Austin’s Sourdough Bread class taught me everything I need to know to make delicious sourdough bread at home. The class covered all the many steps in helpful, well-paced, detail, and I’m looking forward to sharing yummy bread with friends and family.
Becke Shulman (verified owner) –
My family and I love sourdough bread so it was really cool to take Austin’s class and learn how to do so. I don’t bake much and it would have been really challenging for me to figure it out without the demonstration and being walked through some of the steps with my own starter. Austin was patient and kind with us beginners. After the class was over, I followed through with the steps to finish the sourdough boule and had fresh, warm yummy bread. It is a process and takes time but the reward is a staple that everyone will love.
Gina Maslow (verified owner) –
Austin is a great teacher and it’s obvious that he enjoys it. I’ve gained a lot of knowledge about the fermentation process and will continue to utilize the content of his website. Always fun and interesting!
Ellen Elgin (verified owner) –
I took the January virtual Sourdough Bread class, and learned so much from Austin, who is an excellent instructor. Going through my email that morning, I saw an earlier email I hadn’t read from the month before that the class was that same day, and Austin confirmed via email I could still register, AND pick up the starter before class. The interactive presentation was very well-organized and well-paced, and on a cold, rainy day in January, taking a breadmaking class in my own kitchen was perfect. I had taken an in-person kombucha class with Austin a couple years back, and the virtual sourdough class was just as well done, if not better. I’m still making great kombucha, and hope to do the same with baking bread!
Giulietta Miller (verified owner) –
This was a great workshop to do from your own home! Austin gave a very informative and interactive class on sourdough bread making. It was not just “this is what you do”, but he also explained why it is being done. Austin had prepared 3 separate doughs at different stages of the bread making process so he could show us how to work them within this two-hour workshop. We used a starter (either received via mail or made at home prior to class following his instructions) to mix our own dough for our own loaf of sourdough bread. This class was well organized and I came away with a better understanding of the bigger picture of this craft. I am looking forward to using what I learned to explore sourdough bread making as well as other uses for my starter mix.