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The Sourdough Collective

A community for 20,000+ home bakers learning the why behind sourdough, not just recipes

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Many home bakers can follow a sourdough recipe, but stall when a loaf comes out dense, a starter stops rising, or timing feels like guesswork. The Sourdough Collective exists for bakers who want to understand why sourdough behaves the way it does, not just repeat steps someone else wrote down. Russell Peace built it after years of hands-on baking and testing, focused on real kitchens and real ingredients rather than picture-perfect loaves.

Members get practical guidance on starters, fermentation, flour selection, and troubleshooting, shared through email, video, and an active Facebook group where bakers ask questions and compare notes. New content is added regularly, and past resources have been downloaded more than 32,000 times by home bakers working through the same fundamentals. The tone stays straightforward and hype-free, so members can build a consistent baking routine at their own pace instead of sorting through conflicting advice.

Outcomes

  • Bake consistent sourdough without constant guesswork
  • Fix a weak or sluggish starter with confidence
  • Choose the right flour for the results you want
  • Troubleshoot dense or flat loaves on your own
  • Build a repeatable weekly baking routine

What's included?

  • Downloadable Starter Guides

    PDFs including "How to Make a Sourdough Starter," "The Ultimate Guide to Sourdough Starters," and "How to Strengthen a Weak Sourdough Starter."

  • Weekly Starter Routine

    A step-by-step routine for keeping a starter healthy and ready to bake with, week after week.

  • Ancient Grain Sourdough Guide

    A dedicated guide for bakers who want to work with ancient grains in their sourdough.

  • Top Sourdough Recipes

    A growing collection of Russell's most-used sourdough recipes for home kitchens.

  • Practical Email Guidance

    Regular emails covering starters, fermentation, flour, and troubleshooting, with no hype or spam.

  • Facebook Community

    Access to an active Facebook group to ask questions, share results, and troubleshoot alongside other bakers.

  • YouTube Videos

    Step-by-step video walkthroughs covering sourdough techniques and troubleshooting.

Who is this for?

  • Beginner home bakers starting their first sourdough loaf
  • Experienced bakers who want to troubleshoot issues and reduce waste
  • Bakers who want to understand the "why" behind techniques, not just follow steps
  • Home bakers looking for a straightforward, hype-free baking routine

About the creator

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Russell Peace

Founder of a No-Hype, Practical Sourdough Baking Community

Russell Peace is a home baker who spent years experimenting with sourdough in his own kitchen, learning through trial, error, and close attention to what actually works. Rather than treat baking as a fixed set of steps to copy, he became interested i...