A look at process: how heat affects fermentation

Understanding how warm temps influence lactic acid fermentation (and a very strange AI fermentation photo)

Wherever you are on this planet the chances are the temperature was warmer than normal earlier this week. Fermentation is a process that involves the needs of the teeny, tiny lives of microbes. Like us, their energy levels and productivity are affected by the temperature around them. Traditional ferments in many cultures are made in ways that not only a…