Question on Summer sausage

[chewmeister]

Thinking on making Summer sausage and wondering if I need to ferment it before smoking. I've read recipes that do and some that don't. Going to use a mix of 75% beef and 25% pork.

Thanks in advance.

 

[boykjo]

You dont need to... You can add some ECA (encapsulated citric acid) if you want tang.