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top-fermenting

top-fermenting adjective: pertaining to any of numerous edible yeasts that produce, e.g., ale, and whose respective fermenting actions appear to be at the top surface of the wort.

Adjective

top-fermenting (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to any of numerous edible yeasts that produce, e.g., ale, and whose respective fermenting actions appear to be at the top surface of the wort.

Questions about top-fermenting

What does top-fermenting mean?
Top-fermenting means pertaining to any of numerous edible yeasts that produce, e.g., ale, and whose respective fermenting actions appear to be at the top surface of the wort.
What part of speech is top-fermenting?
Top-fermenting is an adjective.

Words near top-fermenting in the dictionary

  1. top-dress
  2. top-dressed
  3. top-dresses
  4. top-dressing
  5. top-end
  6. top-fermenting
  7. top-flag
  8. top-flags
  9. top-flight
  10. top-fuel
  11. top-grade

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