ferment
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"Any transport delay can risk ruining the batch. If it takes longer than 24 hours, the internal sugars begin to rot and ferment unpredictably, destroying the delicate flavour profile needed for premium spirits," says Dhariwal.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
With the help of large handheld food mixers, they carefully grind the mixture of dried Californian grapes and water, which they then ferment before distilling it in a large still imported from Germany.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Then we let it ferment and age to make soy sauce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
It is still unknown whether chimpanzees deliberately choose fruits with higher ethanol levels, which tend to be riper and richer in sugar that can ferment.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025
Calmly, Granddaddy said, “I have managed to take perfectly good pecans and ferment them into something approximating cat piss.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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Soon, this liquid ferments into a tangy beverage with a touch of viscosity, somewhat like Mexico’s pulque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Kombucha is made when a SCOBY, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, ferments sweetened tea.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Using an assembler in Germany, it takes grape juice, ferments it with bacteria which does not produce alcohol, and adds Chinese green tea to offer complexity and tannins.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
That’s because the brewing process can be especially complicated for low- or no-alcohol ferments, which has made it difficult to brew high-quality, low-alcohol beer that tastes good.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024
Many are armed, and a bad feeling ferments in the pit of my stomach.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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Kennedy and several other Cabinet members have reportedly embraced versions of the plan, which emphasizes grass-fed meat and fermented foods while eliminating alcohol and sugary foods.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
In its defence the restaurant owner argued that just 60% of diners had opted to try the ants, while the rest were served alternatives like fermented vinegar and edible flowers.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
On a sidewalk in a middle-class neighborhood of Colima city, the Bejarano family is selling tuba, a refreshing fermented drink made from the fresh, sweet sap of the coconut palm tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Growing interest in kombucha is part of a larger scientific focus on fermented foods.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
When dried, the white or pink pulp makes flour for thin, tortilla-like cakes; when boiled and smoked, it becomes hors d’oeuvres; when cooked and fermented, it makes beer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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At his factory west of Tokyo, workers in hygienic uniforms wash, steam -- and lavishly spray bacteria on -- soybeans that machines then meticulously assemble in cups, before fermenting them for 18 hours.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
He’s one of the last brewers to use an ancient method of fermenting in wooden vats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
It is a sugar alcohol typically made by fermenting corn and is now used in hundreds of food products.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
That meant that urine samples with high sugar content could have started fermenting and consequently generated alcohol that could have skewed the test result or created a false positive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Cartoons were still fermenting when sold, and because of the pressure, sometimes exploded in the hands of some careless drinker.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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