Goldie: A Warm, Safe Home for Your Sourdough Starter

A project in Asheville, NC by Sourhouse
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Keep your sourdough starter consistently active and happy so you can bake your best bread!
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Backers: 1007
Average Pledge Per Backer: $103

Funded: $103,948 of $39,000
Dates: Apr 5th -> May 3rd (29 days)
Project By: Sourhouse
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$100k...1000 backers???

May 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
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The shipping update your have been waiting for...

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! Good news: a shipping update We updated the shipping section of the campaign page with new estimates that are both more specific and, in most cases, better shipping prices than our first estimate. EU Friendly! With our new fulfillment... (Read More)

About 10ºF is standing between most sourdough bakers and better bread

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
So one simple tip we will be sure to include in the Goldilocks Zone Bonus package is this: when in doubt, try warming your starter up. When I (Erik speaking here) made my first sourdough starter, it took a month...two weeks longer than I expected.... (Read More)

More sneak peeks into the Goldilocks Zone Bonus Package

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi baker-backers! We continue our journey through the Goldilocks Zone of funding...what we are calling the $75-82k range as an ode to the 75-82ºF Goldilocks Zone where our starters are most active. To recap, in case you missed that last update...... (Read More)

$75K...we have entered the Goldilocks Zone of funding

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey baker-backers! 759 of you help us surpass $75k in funding today. Thanks for continuing to spread the word! We have now entered what we like to think of as the Goldilocks Zone of funding ;) To celebrate, we decided to share a Goldilocks Zone... (Read More)

Sharing Goldie with bakers you love...like Mental Floss

April 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
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Thanks to Kickstarter for including Goldie in the Projects We Love Newsletter today!

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to Kickstarter for featuring Goldie in the Projects We Love newsletter today! If you are as excited about Goldie as Kickstarter is, send a baker you love here: ... (Read More)

The Goldie Sourdough Bread Starter Device Is Now On Kickstarter

April 20th - via: mentalfloss.com
Goldie is the brainchild of home bakers Erik Fabian and Jennifer Yoko Olson, and it's designed to keep your sourdough starter in the “goldilocks zone,” where the temperature isn't too hot or too cold. Typically, a sourdough starter needs to be kept at the optimal temperature for fermentation, which is around 75℉ to 82℉. (Read More)

Free Starter Jar Update: Choose a PINT or QUART!

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
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Kickstarter's Project of the Day!!

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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A walkthrough video on how to add-on a QUART jar / adjust your pledge

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
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QUART sized jar UNLOCKED!

April 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Baker-backers! 563 of you just helped us surpass $50k in funding!  And so we are now able to offer the (QUART) size Sourhouse Starter Jar! The Sourhouse Starter Jar (QUART) is now available as an Add-On to your current order. There is also a new... (Read More)

With all that active starter you're gonna need something to make a great sourdough pizza...

April 13th - via: kickstarter.com
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Week #2 here we come...

April 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey baker-backers, Thanks for making week 1 such a success! We reached our minimum funding goal in under 3 days which means production on Goldie will start, but this campaign isn't over yet.  Bakers can still get Kickstarter pre-order pricing that... (Read More)

How to unlock the QUART size Sourhouse Starter Jar

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Dear Baker-Backers, We know some of you like to keep larger starters or like to make a levain as you build up to a bake, so we have created a Sourhouse Starter Jar in a QUART size too! Bringing out an additional jar creates additional startup costs,... (Read More)

Free Starter Jar (PINT) Offer - Achieved

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
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Goldie is funded!!!!

April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it!!!!!! Goldie just surpassed it's minimum funding goal on Kickstarter with your support.  This means Goldie is now moving into production. What happens next?  You can expect to have your credit card charged when the campaign closes on May... (Read More)

Day 2 Update: 86% funded!!

April 6th - via: kickstarter.com
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Today was awesome, tomorrow we tell the rest of the world...

April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
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Goldie sourdough bread making starter kit hits Kickstarter

April 5th - via: geeky-gadgets.com
Baker’s interested in starting their very own sourdough culture may be interested in a new sourdough bread making starter kit launched via Kickstarter this month in the form of Goldie. Designed to provide a warm, safe home for your sourdough culture the storage system warms your starter, bringing it up to the “Goldilocks Zone” of 75-82ºF – not too hot, not too cold. (Read More)

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