Hollis First Loaf Kit
Hollis First Loaf Kit
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Hollis First Loaf Kit
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HOLLIS'S FIRST LOAF KIT
Your first sourdough came out flat. Dense. Gummy in the middle.
The problem isn't the recipe. It's the parts no recipe tells you — when the dough is ready, what the starter should smell like, how a good rise feels in your hand.
Hollis Brenner has been baking sourdough in Rhinebeck since 1982. This is the kit he put together for the people who never got an apprenticeship.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- Hollis's 1982 sourdough starter
- 84-page recipe e-book
- 9-inch banneton with linen liner
- Lame with five blades, walnut handle
- Danish dough whisk
- 0.1-gram precision scale
The bakery closes this week. When the last kits ship, the starter goes with Hollis.
EST. 1982 — Rhinebeck, NY
When they're gone, they're gone.
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We're so confident in the quality of our product that we offer a satisfaction guarantee. If you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, simply return the item within 90 days for a full refund.
After 42 Years, It's Time to Be Grandpa.
I started this bakery outside Rhinebeck in 1982. Forty-two years of sourdough.
When word got out we were closing, customers asked how to bake it themselves. So I put together the kit I'd give my grandkids.
The bakery closes this year. The starter doesn't have to.
One last run. When they're gone, they're gone.
— Hollis
What 2,387+ Home Bakers Are Saying
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★★★★★
Way Better Than The Amazon Versions
"Two Amazon sourdough kits before this. Both came with dead starters. This one was bubbling in 24 hours."
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★★★★★
It Pays For Itself
"the starter was alive and everything was packed properly. Second loaf was bakery-quality."
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★★★★★
Shipping Was Slow But Worth It
"Read about Hollis retiring and ordered the same week. Forty years of flat bricks at home. The bread on day fifteen made me cry."
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★★★★★
Bought Two Before The Retirement
"I live at 7,000 feet outside Denver. Every recipe says adjust hydration but never by how much. Hollis's book has exact percentages. Got it right on attempt one."
The Way Sourdough Is Made
Day one, you wake the starter. Day seven, it's ready. Day fourteen, you bake. Same method I learned in 1980 — slow, simple, no shortcuts. The way sourdough was made before everyone tried to rush it.
Survey Results From Our Customers
99%
baked a successful first loaf
94%
kept their starter alive past 30 days
92%
stopped buying store-bought bread
84%
now bake their own sourdough weekly
Based on a customer survey of past Brenner Bakery buyers.