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Complete the kit
The book goes deep, the Explorer gets you baking, and the poster makes the science visible. Grab all three together and save 10%.
Best value
- The Sourdough Framework $49.95
- The Explorer Starter: A World-Traveled Dehydrated Sourdough Starter $39.95
- Crumb Structure Infographic (folded poster) $19.95
10% applied automatically at checkout.
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Understand the “why” behind every loaf.
For the baker who has moved beyond recipes — the enzymes, the wild yeasts, the lactic acid bacteria, and the dance between them that creates flavor and structure. The science of sourdough, distilled onto one beautifully crafted A2 poster.
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The science, made visual
Fermentation, explained
What enzymatic activity is truly responsible for a perfect crust, crumb and rise.
Yeast vs bacteria
The intricate dance between wild yeasts and lactic acid bacteria — and who does what.
Flavor & structure
How time, temperature and microbes combine into the taste and texture you love.
For the “why?” baker
Why a starter behaves differently on a warm day — first principles, not folklore.
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A2, folded, built to last



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Reference at a glance, not on a screen
Hands floury, phone away
A glance at the wall beats unlocking a screen with dough on your fingers.
Top-quality print
Generous A2 format on durable stock — designed to live in your kitchen for years.
Looks the part
A genuinely beautiful object that earns its place above the counter.
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More than a poster — a patronage
theBread.code(); is non-commercial and open-source: the knowledge is free, forever. This poster is my thank-you to the bakers who fund the next free video, article and tool. Want the whole system? The poster makes the science visible, the book goes deep, and the Explorer gets you baking — grab all three as the Master Baker Bundle and save 10%.
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