Liquid-sourdough manufacturing installation and method

Abstract

The invention relates to a liquid-sourdough manufacturing installation (1), comprising a flour hydration unit (2), comprising a flour hydration chamber (8); a flour dosing system (3); a water dosing system (4); and a fermenter (5a, 5b, 5c); wherein the flour hydration unit (2) comprises a flour feed inlet (7) into an upper part of the flour hydration chamber (8), the flour hydration chamber (8) comprising a water distributor (9), which water distributor (9) is configured to receive water from the water dosing system (4) and which water distributor (9) is arranged to distribute atomized water in the flour hydration chamber (8), the flour hydration chamber (8) further containing an agitator (10), the flour hydration chamber (8) further comprising an outlet (27) for dough formed in the hydration chamber (8); wherein the outlet (27) for dough is connected with a dough inlet (13, 13a, 13b, 13c) of the fermenter (5, 5a, 5b, 5c) via a conduit (e) for feeding the dough from the flour hydration chamber to the fermenter; and wherein the fermenter further comprises an outlet (15, 15a, 15b, 15c) for liquid sourdough.

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