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Live Organic Rye Sourdough Starter

Live Organic Rye Sourdough Starter

Regular price $24.95 AUD
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Why our live starter is different

  • Genuine living culture, not dried flakes
  • Made and maintained by us in Port Macquarie
  • Fed fresh before dispatch
  • No activation required. Feed it and bake once it reaches peak rise
  • 150-year-old heritage culture with roots in France and the Netherlands
  • 90-day replacement or refund support
  • Real support by phone or email if customers need help
4.95/5 from 558 customer reviews

Small Batch & Handmade.

Bring your baking to life with our handcrafted Live Rye Sourdough Starter. Made with 100% organic Australian rye flour, this living culture is bubbling with wild yeast and beneficial bacteria, the secret to creating rich, earthy loaves with that unmistakable tang and depth of flavour rye is known for.

Unlike dried starter flakes, this one is fed the day we ship it, already active and ready to rise, giving you a faster, more vigorous fermentation process and a beautifully complex loaf. Perfect for rye bread enthusiasts or bakers wanting to add extra character to their sourdough baking. Intended to by used as close to delivery as possible, or just pop it in the fridge for up to two weeks.

Fresh, living culture – no activation needed.
100% organic, Australian-grown whole rye flour.
Robust, tangy flavour with a hearty rye profile.
Carefully nurtured in small batches for strength and consistency.

Net weight: 100g – enough to kickstart countless loaves of nourishing, homemade sourdough.

Please note: The glass jar shown represents the live, bubbling culture and is not included. Your live starter is supplied in food-grade transport packaging because an actively fermenting starter cannot be safely shipped in sealed glass.
Ingredients: Organic whole-rye flour, spring water
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Shipping FAQ

📦 Where do you ship from?
We ship all orders from our home base in Port Macquarie to the rest of Australia.

🚚 How long does shipping take?
Standard delivery within Australia usually takes 2–8 business days. Rural areas may take a little longer, up to 15 days. You’ll receive tracking info once your order is dispatched.

🚚 How well do the live starters travel?
We routinely post our live starters from NSW to remote WA and the NT and have not encountered any issues with activity upon feeding after arriving at their new home.

🌍 Do you ship internationally?
We only ship within Australia.

💸 How much does shipping cost?
Shipping is calculated at checkout based on your location and order size. We offer free shipping on orders over $129 AUD weighing 9 kg or less. Orders over 9 kg are excluded from free shipping.

📬 When will my order be sent?
Orders are typically packed and shipped within 12-48 hrs after payment. You'll get an email with tracking as soon as it's on its way.

❗ What if my order is delayed or lost?
If your order hasn’t arrived within the estimated timeframe, please contact us at ohcrumb@doughmygod.com.au — we’re happy to help!

Address Accuracy

Please double-check your shipping address at checkout. We are not responsible for lost or delayed packages due to incorrect address details. If we receive a returned item for in incorrect address we can either  refund or reship the item to you.

Full detilas can be viewed in our Shipping Policy.

Want to know more?

We’re here to help your sourdough journey rise smoothly. Whether you have questions about your order, need help activating your starter, enquire about ordering bulk flour or just want to chat all things crust and crumb, we’d love to hear from you.

📬 Email
General enquiries, support & order issues:
ohcrumb@doughmygod.com.au

📞 Phone
Custom requests and wholesale enquiries:
0448 892 929

📦 Business Location
Port Macquarie, New South Wales

📅 Operating Hours
Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM (AEST)

We aim to respond to all emails within 1–2 business days.

  • 5 stars: 234 (97%)
  • 4 stars: 3 (1%)
  • 3 stars: 2 (1%)
  • 2 stars: 2 (1%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Matthew Shirvington

Incredible results. I was about to give up.

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Raphaelle-Marguerite Kellock

Simply, the best!

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Taliyah Smith

I found the dehydrated starter very easy to activate with the simple directions and videos on the website. I'm now on day 2 of maintaining my starter. I might even try storing it in the fridge for easier maintenance like the website says. As a beginner I'm yet to bake a loaf, because I want to understand all the different ratios for feeding/maintaining first.

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Anonymous

The sourdough starter is very strong. I had little success with the dehydrated flakes I bought elsewhere at the beginning of my bread making but this live starter has meant success every loaf. Couldn't be happier.

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Lisa Mott

I’m very new to making sourdough my first loaf turns out was under fermented however my second and third loaves turned out perfectly I feel I’m still learning my house is cold due to winter so I’m still learning bulk fermentation but I am looking at investing in a fermentation box the one I purchased had a faulty mat my own fault for buying off Temu. I can’t recommend this starter enough to any new baker to the sourdough journey I’ve made 4 successful foccacias as well

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Rosie Wright

I have purchased this starter several times and it has always been great quality. The bread has always turned out amazing!

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Kay

My first time attempting sourdough and dough my god your starter and instructions made the perfect loaf!

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Andrea Pearce

Received my starter and watched the videos which were v helpful. It’s cold here so my starter took a while so I went to bed a bit deflated. Woke in the morning to doubled starter which got better as the day went on. By afternoon I decided to start making my first loaf and refrigerate overnight. Baked in the morning and it was beautiful! My very first sourdough and I was so proud of it. Next one will be bigger and better. Thank you 🙏

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Anonymous

Best product ever works so well

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Hannah Wakeford

I’m so happy I put my pride aside and bought this starter. You can tell it’s strong and smells lovely. I baked 5 loaves in the first week with it. Would highly recommend. If you’re dreaming of baking sourdough do yourself a favour and skip the highs and lows of building one yourself, this is ready to go and so easy to maintain. It’s doubling within 4-5 hours.

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Aby Shiels

The sourdough starter flakes I bought have activated into a great, strong starter. It was super easy to activate, and has made some fantastic bread so far.

My starter's name is Baby Jane Dough, and has been fantastically easy to deal with and responsive to feeds.

What I really appreciate is the information for activation, feeding, and baking I found on the website... it's made baking fun.

I also have a pack of rye sourdough starter flakes, but haven't yet activated it... I'm expecting it to be as easy as the first one.

Definitely recommend!

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Carly Zahra

The starter I received was amazing! I fed my starter and was mixing my first loaf in 5 hours!

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Kirstie Britten

Good quality starter. It surely makes the difference with the success of making sourdough. I have frozen some and dried some to ensure I never loose this!

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Kon Makrypodis

Amazing starter just like the other reviews had no issue and I’m a first time baker

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Georgia Mcnairn

Fantastic. Rose triple it's height within about 6hours. Living the start of my sourdough journey and so glad I found you guys.

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Anonymous

The best of the best . From first time it was a success. Can’t be more happy than that

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Kerstin Fritsches

The starter arrived quite quickly and in excellent condition. After feeding it, I baked the first sourdough rye/spelt bread the next day and it came up wonderfully. I can highly recommend the live rye starter.

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Angie Buckby

My rye live starter has been so active and produced so much starter for me to use. I feed it as per the ratio on DMG website 1:1:1.2 and it is peaking in a few hours! It’s awesome!