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. 2013 Summer;12(3):299–305.

Table 4.

Mean pH drop rate, mean acidity increase rate, mean redox potential increase rate, and incubation time and acetic acid percent in treatments at the end of fermentation*

Parameters
Treatment mpH-DR**
(pH/day)
mA-IR
(°D/day)
mRP-IR
(mV/day)
Final pH Final acidity
(°D)
Final RP
(mV)
Acetic acid
(%)
d 0 d 21
I*** 0.002f 0.23d 0.20d 4.17a 47.9d 184.5b 0.03d 0.04d
(1+3)I 0.003e 0.44c 0.30c 4.14b 52.3bc 186.5ab 0.03d 0.04d
(2+2)I 0.004d 0.46c 0.40b 4.13b 52.6bc 189.1a 0.05c 0.06c
(2+6)I 0.005c 0.48bc 0.42b 4.10c 53.4b 189.1a 0.05c 0.06c
4I 0.004d 0.45c 0.41b 4.12bc 52.7bc 189.0a 0.08b 0.09b
(4+4)I 0.006b 0.50b 0.43b 4.09c 53.9b 189.4a 0.08b 0.10b
8I 0.007a 0.80a 0.48a 4.07cd 60.0a 190.4a 0.11a 0.12a