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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

He turned and limped away, leaving Ranofer staring after him in a ferment of joy.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

Firebrand does that by adding less malted barley - the main source of sugar which ferments into alcohol.

From BBC ● Feb. 15, 2024

Cells of all sorts are commonly likened to biochemical factories, busy ferments in which dozens of mechanisms are working away in complex sequences that are half Rube Goldberg, half ballet.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

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

At Reynaud’s Bakery he bought a loaf of French bread, still warm and giving off its wonderful smell of fermented dough.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

Now, 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

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

From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 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

Thus he established an alternative to spontaneous generation—the notion that life could rise, in fermenting grape juice or rotting meat, entirely independent of preexisting life.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan