wort
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A plant of any kind.
Cabbages.
An infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is in the act of fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient fermentation.
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After cooling, oxygen is often dissolved into the wort to revitalize the yeast and aid its reproduction.
A good heat exchanger can drop 95 °C wort to 20 °C while warming the cooling medium from about 10 °C to 80 °C.
As well, the spirit must contain between 38-55% alcohol content, which is fermented from a wort, which contains no less than 51% sugars from the agave plant.
Duration and pH variances also affect the sugar composition of the resulting wort.
Boiling allows for several chemical reactions to occur and reduces the water content in the wort, condensing it.
During fermentation, the wort becomes beer in a process which requires a week to months depending on the type of yeast and strength of the beer.