NOUN | process | top fermentation | a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid / liquid |
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Meaning | A violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid / liquid; used in the production of ale. | |
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Example | "top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation" | |
Broader | zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment | A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances |
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