November 17, 2020 - 10:19pm
Does sourdough absorb heat? It seems that at some point even if its cold the dough will heat up and overproof if I dont watch it
It's the weirdest thing. Even if I dont supply heat (with an oven light or cup of hot water for example), it seems that a cold dough will eventually just heat up and then overproof if I dont watch it and I cant figure it out. Is it an endothermic reaction or something?
Share
https://www.google.at/search?q=does+yeast+produce+heat%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-at&client=safari
I think you mean exothermic reaction, and yes, what Mini Oven said. Life generally produces heat.
My gosh, im so bad at chemistry! I thought that since it was cold and is getting hotter its absorbing heat. I feel like im getting confused between exo/endothermic and exer/endergonic.
Well, anything cold will absorb heat from warmer objects near them. But in addition to that, yeast can warm up themselves - and reactions that release heat are exothermic. Endothermic reactions would absorb heat and reduce the temperature when they occur.
The bugs don't stop doing what they do at cooler temps, they just slow down. That's a fundamental principle (that also hold true for a lot of other things). Enjoy!