Oct 15, 2011 11:21
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levain de tirage
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Yeasts used in wine-making
la propagation du levain de tirage
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| 4 +2 | yeasts for tirage (secondary fermentation) |
Mark Nathan
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| 4 | the development of yeast |
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yeasts for tirage (secondary fermentation)
I think you have to leave the French term and provide an explanation. I believe this refers to the "liqueur de tirage" that is added to sparkling wines in the "méthode champenoise". This is a mixture of sugar, yeast and alcohol that is added after the initial fermentation.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparkling_wine_production
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparkling_wine_production
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the development of yeast
definition of yeast: any of various single-celled ascomycetous fungi (esp. genus Saccharomyces) in which little or no mycelium develops and which ordinarily reproduce by budding: they live on sugary solutions, ferment sugars to form alcohol and carbon dioxide, and are used in making beer, whiskey, etc.
This operation comes before the bottling.
This operation comes before the bottling.
Reference:
http://www.vigneron-champagne.com/index.php/2007/04/16/148-preparation-du-tirage-et-plus-encore
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