Desem Sourdough Starter Kit

Desem, made with whole wheat flour, means “starter” in Flemish.  It creates a hearty, fiber-rich bread.  Longer proofing time will increase its sourness, if desired. Reusable- by reserving a bit from each batch, you can continue to make Desem sourdough indefinitely!

Make your own hearty, healthy sourdough bread with our Sourdough Starter Cultures.  Just add the culture to flour and water, and watch the magic begin!  It is possible to make your own starter culture by allowing the wild yeasts in your home to accumulate and grow in flour and water, but is not always reliable.  Sometimes there are not enough wild yeasts available in the atmosphere to populate your starter (particularly if air filters are in use).  The wild yeasts in your home may not always produce a desirable flavor (any teenager’s sweaty socks hanging around?)  Using a specific starter culture is a way to ensure success and speed up the process.

This Kit includes:

• Danish Rye sourdough starter culture
• Dough scraper
• Flour sack towel
• Reusable jar cover and elastic band
• Instructions and recipes

NW Ferments provides quality starter cultures for home production. Our goal is to enable people to improve their own health while saving them money. By making our own healthy foods, we help ourselves as well as our planet. While we are from the Pacific NW, we know that we have many kindred spirits worldwide.

For troubleshooting questions please reach out to NW Ferments at info@nwferments.com or by phone at 844-558-2752.