How do I make my first sourdough loaf if I don't have a starter?
You make the starter first, and it takes about a week. Flour and water, fed daily, until it rises reliably. Once it does that, it is the leavening for your first loaf.
Answered by Hendrik, The Bread Code
From the book
Making a sourdough starter is very easy, all you need is a little bit of patience. It is in fact so easy that it can be summarized in a simple Flowchart 3.1 The flour you should use to bootstrap your starter is ideally a whole flour. You could use whole-wheat, whole-rye, whole-spelt or any other flour you have. In fact gluten free flours such as rice or corn would also work. Don’t worry, you can always change the flour later. Use whatever whole flour you already have at hand.
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