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Acidity in sourdough

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Pizzafreak

Acidity in sourdough

How do you know if your sourdough is too acidic? How does too much acidity affect the crumb of the Bread?

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phaz

Dough stays sticky, lack of gluten are signs. Without gluten, the "crumb" would be dense and appear not/under baked.