pH in Sourdough: What Acidity Actually Tells You About Your Bread (And How Bakers Use It)

pH in Sourdough: What Acidity Actually Tells You About Your Bread (And How Bakers Use It)

I want to tell you about the day I served my mother-in-law a loaf of sourdough that tasted like a gym bag. Not slightly tangy. Not “rustic.” A full-on, eyes-watering, where-did-you-go-wrong gym bag. She was very polite about it, which somehow made it worse. That loaf was the moment I finally got serious about understanding … Read more