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Made the dough for this sourdough on Friday, and let it rise for 48 hours in the fridge. Somehow it tastes sweeter than usual. (feddit.de)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/lemmybread

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The whole 48 hours fridge thing is new.

Ah, that's a whole new ballgame, I missed that part. It is breaking down starch into simple sugars which taste sweeter obviously.

It's unclear in my previous reply, sweetness will increase with temp and/or time, up to a point where other flavors will be more prominent. Usually nuttiness followed by sourness.

In extreme cold ferments (5 to 7 days) you can develop cheesy flavors too. These are very difficult to work with, but quite flavorful. They usually remind me of Époisses.

All of this depends very much on initial dough temp and counter rise temp/time. Higher dough temp means more yeast activity (assuming the recipe is otherwise unchanged). A longer counter rise, or one at a higher ambient temp do similar things. This is all before the cold ferment.

Once you start introducing variables the outcome can change drastically. I view this as a good thing.