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Lessons E08 The pH of Sourdough | Microbiology, Fermentation & Whole Grain

Lessons E08 The pH of Sourdough | Microbiology, Fermentation & Whole Grain23 sep43 min

Send us a question or voice memo! pH is one of the topics I’m asked about most often, but the number on a meter is only one part of understanding fermentation. In Lessons E08 of Saving Bread, I break down what is happening inside a sourdough culture and explain how I use pH in my own baking and production. We talk about the relationship between yeast and lactic acid bacteria, the enzymes naturally present in flour, how starch becomes available to microorganisms during fermentation, why organi...