top fermenting yeast — noun brewer s yeast used in top fermentation of ale • Hypernyms: ↑brewer s yeast … Useful english dictionary
Yeast — of the species Saccharomyces cerevisiae Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
Yeast flocculation — typically refers to the clumping together (flocculation) of brewing yeast once the sugar in a beer brew has been fermented into ethyl alcohol. In the case of top fermenting ale yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ), the yeast sinks to the bottom of… … Wikipedia
brewer's yeast — noun 1. yeast used in fermenting beer • Hypernyms: ↑yeast, ↑barm • Hyponyms: ↑bottom fermenting yeast, ↑top fermenting yeast 2. used as a leaven in baking and brewing • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Top fermentation — An alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are carried to the top of the fermenting liquid. It proceeds with some violence and requires a temperature of 14 30[deg] C. (58 86[deg] F.). It is used in the production of ale, porter, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
top fermentation — noun 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 top fermentation uses a yeast that ferments at higher temperatures than that… … Useful english dictionary
yeast — yeastless, adj. yeastlike, adj. /yeest/, n. 1. any of various small, single celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates… … Universalium
Baker's yeast — Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the yeast commonly used as baker s yeast. Gradation marks are 1 µm apart Baker s yeast is the common name for the strains of yeast commonly used as a leavening agent in baking bread and bakery products, where… … Wikipedia
Brewing — Brewer redirects here. For other uses, see Brewer (disambiguation). This article is about the commercial brewing of beer. For making tea, see Steeping. For homebrewing, see Homebrewing. A 16th century brewery Brewing is the production of beer… … Wikipedia
beer — /bear/, n. 1. an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste. 2. any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots,… … Universalium
