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The original was posted on /r/explainlikeimfive by /u/privpriv on 2023-06-25 11:30:29+00:00.

so as far as i understand the dough rises because the yeast consumes sugars in the dough and releases oxygen creating bubbles in the dough, my question is what happens if you dont do anything with the dough? will the yeast just keep growing? will it just die off eventually?