Citric Acid and Fermentation (non wine)

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I had been making Kimchi with Costco bought bulk garlic. Had issues with it not being right by my taste. Stopped and went back to fresh garlic and back to goodness. Checking the label of the Costco Garlic the only listed ingredient was Citric Acid. Could Citric acid limit fermentation? (BTW Costco Bulk garlic is great for cooking)
 
Well, kimchi fermentation is done by lactic acid bacteria, not wine yeasts, so we have to consider what condition those buggies like. In fact, lactobacilli do not grow well at low pH. I do not know, of course, how acidic your mixture got from adding that garlic, but that could indeed be the problem.
 

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