Why Your Sourdough Starter Keeps Dying -The Real Fix – The Sourdough Way

The Sourdough Chronicles #1: Why Your Starter Keeps Dying

I'm starting with the story that breaks my heart the most.

The email I got last week:

"Kayla, my starter died again. Third time now. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Maybe I'm just not meant to do this."

Oh love, no.

You're not broken. You're not bad at this.

Your starter didn't die because you failed.

It died because no one told you about temperature.

THE REAL PROBLEM

Here's what's happening:

You're following a recipe from an American YouTuber. Her kitchen sits at a perfect 21°C all day.

But you're in Australia.

Your kitchen at 7am? Maybe 18°C. By lunchtime? 28°C. By 3pm in summer? Pushing 32°C.

Your poor starter is on a temperature rollercoaster.

Too cold (under 20°C)?

Won't bubble
Looks completely dead
Takes forever to do anything

Too hot (over 28°C)?

Ferments way too fast
Gets that weird liquid on top (hooch)
Smells like nail polish remover

No wonder you're frustrated.

You're doing everything right.

But you can't SEE what's happening.

You're just... guessing.

THE FIX

Here's what changed everything for me:

A temperature sticker.

I know, I know. Sounds too simple.

But you stick it on your jar. It changes colour based on temperature.

Suddenly you KNOW:

When your starter is too cold to feed (save your flour)
When it's in the perfect zone (22-26°C - go for it!)
When it's too hot and needs to move somewhere cooler

It's like finally being able to read your starter's mind.

THE RESULT

This message came through yesterday:

"Kayla, I've kept my starter alive for 6 weeks now. SIX WEEKS. I've never made it past week 2 before. The temperature sticker was the game-changer. I can't believe something so simple fixed everything."

That's why it's included in our Complete Bundle.

Not because I want to sell you more stuff.

But because I genuinely cannot watch another beautiful human give up on sourdough when the fix is THIS simple.

You won't waste weeks (or months) fighting a problem you can't even see.

You'll actually have a CHANCE.

And once you get it... once you pull that first proper loaf from the oven and it sounds hollow when you tap it and smells like heaven?

You'll never look at supermarket bread the same way again.

YOUR TURN

Want to stop guessing and start knowing?

Our Complete Bundle has everything - the jar with temperature sticker, dehydrated sourdough starter flakes, premium Australian flour, banneton, linen liner, dough whisk, bench scraper, and the full ebook.

One box. One decision. Everything you need.

Get the Complete Bundle - $129

But even if you don't get our bundle?

Please get a temperature sticker from somewhere.

Because you deserve to succeed at this.

And I really believe you can.