Sourdough and Bread
Free Sourdough Bake Planner: Master Your Baking Schedule
Build a recipe with baker’s percentages, get a clock-time sourdough baking schedule adjusted for your kitchen temperature, track each stage with optional browser reminders, and document every loaf in My Loaf—your free sourdough baking journal. No account required; everything stays in your browser.
Your bake timeline, visualized
Example schedule for an artisan boule—times shift with room temperature and inoculation.
Feed starter
8:00 AM1:2:2 ratio. Wait for peak activity (about 4–6 hours at this temperature).
Autolyse
1:00 PMMix flour and water. Rest for one hour before adding levain and salt.
Bulk fermentation
2:00 PMAdd levain and salt. Stretch-and-folds on a timer; the planner reminds you when to check.
Open the bake planner to generate a schedule for your loaf weight, style, and room temperature.
Temperature-adjusted timing
Your kitchen environment drives fermentation speed. The planner estimates rise time from room temperature and starter percentage so your sourdough baking schedule matches real conditions—not a generic recipe card.
How the sourdough bake planner works
Sourdough and Bread is a full sourdough baking tracker, not just a hydration calculator. Four steps take you from idea to oven—then My Loaf keeps the record.
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Pick your bread style
Choose artisan, sandwich, or tangzhong (super soft). Set sourdough or yeast leavening and same-day vs overnight timing in Guided step 2.
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Set weight, temp, and texture
Dial loaf weight, room temperature, hydration, and whole-wheat share. Ingredient weights update live from baker’s percentages.
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Get your bake schedule
Step 6 shows a clock-time plan: starter feed, mix, bulk, shape, proof, and bake—each stage with estimated duration for your inputs.
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Start baking with reminders
Tap Start baking to track progress. Optional browser notifications nudge you when a stage runs long—ideal for bulk and proof windows.
Same-day vs overnight sourdough schedule
A same-day bake compresses fermentation: you feed the starter early, mix by midday, and bake in the evening. An overnight schedule uses a cold retard in the fridge so flavor develops while you sleep—shape in the evening, bake fresh in the morning.
In Guided, step 2 lets you choose timing that fits your week. The planner back-calculates each stage so you know when to feed, mix, and preheat. For sourdough fundamentals—starter strength, hydration, and fermentation cues—see our sourdough basics guide and starter build guide.
What you get free
- Recipe builder with baker’s percentages for artisan, sandwich, and tangzhong loaves
- Clock-time bake schedule with temperature-adjusted rise estimates
- Active bake mode with optional browser reminders during bulk and proof
- My Loaf journal for notes, ratings, and photos—export and import anytime
- No account—preferences and history stay in localStorage on your device
Precision meets intuition
Whether you are planning a quick same-day sandwich loaf or a weekend artisan boule with cold proof, the sourdough planner helps you see the whole process before you feed your starter. Pro mode exposes every slider; Guided walks beginners through six focused steps.
Read the full walkthroughBake planner FAQ
Sourdough and Bread is a free bake planner for home bakers. You create a recipe with baker’s percentages, get a clock-time bake schedule, track each stage with optional reminders, and save notes and photos in a baking journal that stays in your browser.
No. Ingredient math is one part. You also build a full recipe, generate a same-day or overnight bake plan, run an active bake with stage tracking and optional notifications, and document each loaf with notes, ratings, and photos.
During an active bake you can enable browser notifications. When a stage runs past its estimated time, you get a reminder to check the dough—useful for bulk fermentation and proofing.
Yes. My Loaf stores in-progress and completed bakes with notes and photos on your device (localStorage). You can export and import your history. No account is required.
Yes—it’s free in the browser. Switch leavening between sourdough and commercial yeast; artisan, sandwich, and tangzhong styles work for both, with timing estimates adjusted for the leaven you choose.
A hydration calculator answers one question: how much water for a given flour weight. The sourdough bake planner builds a full recipe with baker’s percentages, estimates rise time from room temperature and inoculation, generates a clock-time baking schedule, tracks each stage during an active bake, and saves notes and photos to My Loaf.
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Ready to bake your best loaf?
Open the free sourdough bake planner, pick a style, and get a schedule you can actually follow—with reminders when fermentation needs your attention.