English noun: top fermentation | |||
1. | top fermentation (process) a violent kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature high enough to carry the yeast cells to the top of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of ale | ||
Samples | Top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that used for bottom fermentation. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ferment, fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis | ||