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Production log: cured sausage (pH and aw)

Document fermentation, drying and safety batch by batch

Spiced salami is not prepared with heat — it is made safe by fermentation (curing) and drying.

§1. Batch information

FieldValue
Batch number____
Date for start____
Recipe / product____
Starter culture____
Mold culture (if used)____

§2. Recipe and addition

  • 01Meat and fat (type and quantity) noted.
  • 02Salt weighed according to recipe.
  • 03Nitrite dosed according to current limit values.
  • 04Sugar for fermentation weighed.
  • 05Spices noted.

§3. Fermentation — pH development

Time pointTemp. °CpHInit.
Start____________
After 1 day.____________
After 2 days.____________
Target pH reached____________

§4. Drying/maturation — aw and weight loss

UgeTemp. °Caw / weight loss %Init.
1____________
2____________
3____________
Done____aw ≤ ca. 0,90____

§5. Release

  • 01pH and aw within target values: yes / no.
  • 02Surface and mold in order.
  • 03Sensory assessment (taste cut aroma) approved.
  • 04Batch released by (name + date).