Noun: bottom fermentation
- A slow kind of alcoholic fermentation at a temperature low enough that the yeast cells can sink to the bottom of the fermenting liquid; used in the production of lager
"The brewery used bottom fermentation to create their signature crisp and clean-tasting lager"
Derived forms: bottom fermentations
Type of: fermentation, fermenting, zymolysis, zymosis
Encyclopedia: Bottom fermentation