# hendricius/the-sourdough-framework

Open source book dedicated to helping you to make the best possible sourdough bread at home.

Repository: https://github.com/hendricius/the-sourdough-framework
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/the-sourdough-framework
Homepage: https://breadco.de/book
Language: TeX
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: baking, bread, cooking, sourdough
Last push: 2026-08-24T09:24:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
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- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3616, forks 187 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:11.805303+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source book (written in LaTeX, built with Docker or LaTeX tooling) that teaches the science and practice of making sourdough bread at home. It provides a framework with background knowledge and scientific references rather than fixed recipes, released as PDF and EPUB under CC-BY-SA-4.0.

## Use cases
- learn how to bake sourdough bread at home
- understand natural fermentation and sourdough starters
- adapt bread baking to different flours and home environments
- download a free sourdough ebook in PDF or EPUB
- find a quick kitchen reference guide for bread baking
- build the book from source with LaTeX or Docker

## When to choose
- you want a free, in-depth, science-backed guide to sourdough baking
- you need background knowledge to troubleshoot baking instead of following recipes
- you want to read offline via PDF/EPUB or contribute to an open book

## When to avoid
- you just want a collection of quick bread recipes
- you need commercial baking or professional bakery-scale guidance
- you are looking for software rather than a written book

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, pdf
- domain: education, food
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: book, sourdough, baking, latex, ebook, open-textbook

## Member repositories
- hendricius/the-sourdough-framework (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.805303+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:32:00.450458+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hendricius/the-sourdough-framework (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:11.805303+00:00, sha ec6aa685dafe)
  - homepage: https://breadco.de/book (fetched 2026-08-29T09:26:39.311257+00:00, sha ef939cbfd6aa)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.