Summer humidity was messing with my bread rise.

Richard Black · 2026-02-26T14:21:09.706522+00:00

Reduce yeast by a third on muggy days.

My friend's sourdough pancaked last July, total humidity casualty.

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My grandma's bread recipe always used the same yeast amount, no matter the weather. I stuck to that for years, thinking humidity didn't matter much. Then one humid day in July, my dough overproofed and collapsed. Hearing @viola_stone65's story about her friend's sourdough made me realize it's common. Now I drop the yeast by about a third when the air feels thick, and my loaves hold shape. It's a small change, but it saves so much frustration.

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piper_murphy596mo ago

Wait, seriously, you never changed the yeast for YEARS, @bennett.jordan? That weather trick is a total game changer.

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