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If you live in Denmark, the Meyers bakeries will give you free starter, just bring a container: https://www.meyersmad.dk/om-meyers/meyers-virksomheder/meyers-b

• flyGuyOnTheSly 8y ago
  That is truly amazing! How old is their starter culture, do you know?
  • drsim 8y ago
    I don't unfortunately know. Their Purpurhvedebrød [1] is very nice with walnuts and cranberries. It got me thinking I'd like to try making it. The recipe mentions 'young sourdough'. [1] https://www.meyersmad.dk/lav-mad/opskrifter/purpurhvedebrod/ https://www.meyersmad.dk/lav-mad/opskrifter/purpurhvedebrod/
• dmos62 8y ago
  Same everywhere where there's artisan bread-making. Just ask if they have some and they'll gladly gift it to you or tell you when to come back.
  • cpfohl 8y ago
    I started sour-doughing last fall (My wife liked it better than my brewing hobby since it took shorter chunks of time and she liked the final product). My local bakery actually wouldn't give or sell me a starter because, and I quote, "I'd feel bad selling something like that, and it's too easy to start yourself". He then gave me instructions for starting the starter myself. It's been fun, and way less fussy than the internet likes to make it out to be. Except this page. Y'all seem to have the same abusive relationship to your starters as I do,.
• adamcharnock 8y ago
  I believe this actually used to be written into law in the UK. I don't think it is technically law any more, but regardless my dad finds that bakeries are always very happy to hand over some live yeast. Not sure if that is the same as a sourdough starter though...