Sourdough Baking Blog
This is the SourdoughCalc blog: free, tested guides for baking better sourdough at home.
Start with hydration and a simple loaf, then move on to recipes and troubleshooting.
By SourdoughCalc Team
Sourdough Naan: Soft, Puffy, Skillet-Cooked Flatbread
Make pillowy, blistered sourdough naan at home with active starter or discard. The recipe, the timing, and how to get those bubbly charred spots in a hot skillet.
📖 8 min read02Crusty Sourdough Bread Recipe: Crackling Crust, Step by Step
Make a bakery-style crusty sourdough loaf at home. Full recipe plus how to get that crackling crust with steam, scoring, and the right bake.
📖 10 min read03How to Convert Any Sourdough Recipe to Grams (the Easy Way)
Most sourdough recipes list flour in cups, water in ounces, and starter as a percentage. This guide shows you how to convert everything to grams in 3 minutes, plus a printable conversion chart for the 12 most common sourdough ingredients.
📖 7 min read04Sourdough Hydration for Beginners: Start with 75% (and Why)
If you are new to sourdough, start with 75% hydration. Here is why, plus the three things to adjust once you are ready to go higher or lower.
📖 6 min read05How to Choose Sourdough Hydration: 65%, 75%, or 85%?
Compare 65% vs 75% vs 85% sourdough hydration. See how each affects crumb, crust, and handling, plus a quick decision guide to pick the right one.
📖 10 min read06Sourdough Baguettes: How to Shape and Score at Home (2026)
Make bakery-quality sourdough baguettes at home. Includes the 65% hydration rule, three shaping methods (epis, fendu, traditional), and the 4-cut scoring pattern.
📖 7 min read07Sourdough Tortillas: Soft, Chewy, and Naturally Leavened (2026)
Make soft sourdough tortillas from active starter or discard. Includes hydration ratios, 3 tested variations (wheat, spelt, corn blend), and top equipment picks.
📖 6 min read08Best Sourdough Starter Kit for Beginners (2026): What You Actually Need
You do not need a $60 kit. Here are the 4 things worth buying, the 3 things to skip, and exact Amazon picks for 2026.
📖 7 min read09Best Sourdough Proofing Box: When You Need One and How to Choose
A proofing box controls dough temperature for predictable fermentation. Here is when you actually need one, your DIY alternatives, and the best picks at every price point.
📖 7 min read10How to Score Sourdough Bread: Patterns, Tools, and When to Cut
Scoring is the final artistic step in sourdough. Here is when to cut, what tools you need, the classic patterns, and the common mistakes that ruin a good loaf.
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