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- adjective Pertaining to any of numerous edible
yeasts that produce, e.g.,ale , and whose respective fermenting actions appear to be at the top surface of thewort .
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Examples
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Having said that, there probably were top-fermenting bocks in Germany at one point, since historical records of Bockbier predate the specific use of bottom-fermentation.
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Also, most Dutch bokbiers are top-fermenting, though the connections of some of these to German bock are somewhat tenuous, at best.
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The unique banana-clove flavor is not so much from the wheat as it is from a particular strain of top-fermenting yeast, and the production of those esters requires a rather warm primary fermentation, even by ale-brewing standards.
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Weissbier and its close variations are always top-fermenting.
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Also, most Dutch bokbiers are top-fermenting, though the connections of some of these to German bock are somewhat tenuous, at best.
A Beer That Capital Could Have Made With Its Wheat (Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse) 2008
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Ron Extract, one of the smartest beer people on the planet and Brother and Director of Sales and Distribution for craft beer importers, Shelton Brothers notes:Weissbier and its close variations are always top-fermenting.
A Beer That Capital Could Have Made With Its Wheat (Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse) 2008
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The unique banana-clove flavor is not so much from the wheat as it is from a particular strain of top-fermenting yeast, and the production of those esters requires a rather warm primary fermentation, even by ale-brewing standards.
A Beer That Capital Could Have Made With Its Wheat (Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse) 2008
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It was also top-fermenting (an ale) and fairly well-hopped (in excess of 30 IBUs).
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Finally, the Southern breweries were far more familiar with lager fermenting than with the Northern top-fermenting.
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Having said that, there probably were top-fermenting bocks in Germany at one point, since historical records of Bockbier predate the specific use of bottom-fermentation.
A Beer That Capital Could Have Made With Its Wheat (Hacker-Pschorr Sternweisse) 2008
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