LEAVENING APPARATUS FOR LEAVENING DOUGH PIECES, AND METHOD, IN PARTICULAR FOR OPERATING SUCH A LEAVENING APPARATUS

摘要

A leavening apparatus (1) for leavening dough pieces (6) comprises a leavening chamber (3) for receiving dough pieces (6) to be leavened and a climate control module for controlling the climate in the leavening chamber (3) for the leavening process. A control device (18) for controlling the leavening process according to the climate data detected in the leavening chamber (3) is paired with the climate control module (4). The climate control module (4) comprises a device (15) for creating an air stream and a device (15) for creating water aerosol to be entrained by the air stream. The leavening chamber (3) has an upper inlet (8) for the climate control media 'air' and 'moisture' provided by the climate control module (4), and a lower outlet (11), the opening width of which can be adjusted. During operation of the leavening apparatus (1) to leaven dough pieces (6), an air stream generated by the climate control module (4) is introduced via said inlet (8) into the leavening chamber (3), said air stream flowing out of the outlet (1) of the leavening chamber (3). The leavening chamber further has one each of a temperature sensor, a moisture sensor and a CO2 and/or O2 sensor, said sensors (7) being configured to transmit the detected climate data to the control device. The invention further describes a method for conditioning the climate in the leavening chamber of a leavening apparatus of this kind.