fermenting

Definitions of fermenting

1. noun

   a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
   synonyms: ferment, fermentation, zymolysis, zymosis

   types:

   bottom fermentation

   a slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager

   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; used in the production of ale

   vinification

   the process whereby fermentation changes grape juice into wine

   type of:

   chemical action, chemical change, chemical process

   (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved