Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Capability of being fermented.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Capability of fermentation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or condition of being
fermentable .
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So, the beers made from the first runnings were of the highest quality and highest fermentability.
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So, the beers made from the first runnings were of the highest quality and highest fermentability.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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These flavors and aromas are derived from a slight high-temperature roasting (like in an oven) once the malt has been dried; this roasting process reduces (though does not usually eliminate) the fermentability of the malt, but adds color, flavor and aroma.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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These flavors and aromas are derived from a slight high-temperature roasting (like in an oven) once the malt has been dried; this roasting process reduces (though does not usually eliminate) the fermentability of the malt, but adds color, flavor and aroma.
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(Pouring the wort into the boiling water will stop any enzymatic activity and "fix" the fermentability of that wort.
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