Meaning of top fermentation | Babel Free
Definitions
Alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermenting liquid.
Equivalents
Suomi
pintahiivakäyminen
Examples
“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.”
“Top fermentation is usually carried out at between 64 and 77 ° F/ 18– 25 ° C and takes two to seven days, during which the yeasty foam is skimmed off several times.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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