underferment

English

Etymology

under- +‎ ferment

Verb

underferment (third-person singular simple present underferments, present participle underfermenting, simple past and past participle underfermented)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To ferment insufficiently.
   • 1882, The tea cyclopædia. Articles on tea, tea science [&c.].:

     To obtain a raw, rasping and pungent flavor I am compelled to underferment, the indication of which is that the colour of infused leaves are of a greenish brown tint.

   • 2009, Lauren Chattman, The Baking Answer Book:

     Beginning bakers are much more likely to underferment and underproof their dough than to overferment and overproof, due to lack of experience combined with a lack of patience.

   • 2012, Lauryn Chun, Olga Massov, The Kimchi Cookbook, →ISBN:

     Be mindful that if you underferment your kimchi or open the jar too soon and expose it to oxygen, it will taste bitter or "oil" or have a slight chemical smell, but this is quite natural.

Antonyms

• overferment