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fermentation

[fur-men-tey-shuhn] / ˌfɜr mɛnˈteɪ ʃən /


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During the second fermentation process, which gives champagne its bubbles, "a very small number of wines from this harvest could have slightly exceeded the regulatory limit of 13%, reaching around 13.1% or 13.2%".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Large-scale manufacturing has become essential to feeding the world’s population, and processes such as fermentation can transform inedible and poisonous plants into dietary staples.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

"This smoky taste will only reveal itself after fermentation."

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The fermentation process creates its own heat as the yeast activates, which Heineken also captures to reuse elsewhere in its beer production, such as to preheat water.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

For the microbes include not only disease organisms but those that destroy waste matter, make soils fertile, and enter into countless biological processes like fermentation and nitrification.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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