Meaning of bottom fermentation | Babel Free

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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.

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“Carlton was mainly equipped to produce⟳ top-fermentation bulk beer, the old fashioned English ale. But the public taste⟳ had changed. On 27 April the brewers reported to the board⟳ that the public taste⟳ now was largely for bottom-fermentation beer or lager.”

“Bottom fermentation goes on at distinctly lower temperatures, 43 to 50 ° F/ 6– 10 ° C, takes six to ten days, and produces a milder flavor. Bottom fermentation is the standard technique in the United States.”

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