top fermenting yeast

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Noun1.top fermenting yeast - brewer's yeast used in top fermentation of ale
brewer's yeast - yeast used in fermenting beer
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Bitters, milds, stouts, porters, barley wines, golden ales and old ales, use top fermenting yeast, which forms a thick head on the top of the fermenting vessel and the process is shorter, more vigorous and carried out at higher temperatures than lager.
Just how do you make real ale?
"Frank Jones Ale is brewed with imported English malts and top fermenting yeast, just like the original," says Jim Killeen, president of Nutfield Brewing Co." Don Jones, the owner of the brand, and I are both ecstatic about Frank Jones Ale.
On September 14th
Rodenbach's symbiosis of top fermenting yeasts and lactic acid bacteria give it a tart taste unique in the beer world.
U.S. reintroduction of Rodenbach underway
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