top fermentation
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermenting liquid.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."