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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

Producers roast the rounded hearts of agave plants in fire pits or kilns, then crush and ferment the cooked material before distilling it in smaller batches.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026

Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

She felt that Joan was being intellectually stimulated at home, but that the creative ferment she always attempted to foster was having little effect on Bobby.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Things that might otherwise be considered scraps or trim find their way into sauces, sausages, pasta fillings, flavored powders, ferments and meals for the staff.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024

Because in some men it is in them to give up everything personal at some time, before it ferments and poisons—throw it to some human being or some human idea.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

In 1767, Bowen received a British patent for his method of producing soy sauce, a fermented condiment resembling the soy sauce already imported from Asia.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Raw and fermented milk is more widely drunk in rural areas.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

I washed the meal down with a cocktail made from pulque—the Aztec’s milky, sacred brew made from fermented agave sap—mixed with xoconostle, a tangy local cactus fruit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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

Many shebeens sold brandy, whisky and cartoons—a fermented sorghum brew made by the government, especially for black taste- buds.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

Food security master's student Maha Khan created the chocolate bar by harvesting, fermenting and processing the Reading-grown cocoa.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

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

Just like with wine or whiskey, fermenting and aging in wooden containers creates a flavor and aroma unique to that specific brewery, and the taste and scent become complex.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

Most nectar samples contained only trace amounts, likely produced by yeast fermenting sugars.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026

This one reeked even worse than the other: the straw seemed to be fermenting.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom