bottom fermentation
bottom fermentation · bottom fermentations
A slow alcoholic fermentation process carried out at low temperatures during which the…A slow alcoholic fermentation process carried out at low temperatures during which the yeast sinks to the bottom of the liquid. Used in brewing lager-type beers.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A slow alcoholic fermentation process carried out at low temperatures during which the yeast sinks to the bottom of the liquid. Used in brewing lager-type beers.
a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager
Forms
plural: bottom fermentations| Singular | bottom fermentation |
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Antonyms
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