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AIGREUR [3 records]

Record 1 2021-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beverages
  • Brewing and Malting
CONT

Sour beer is the oldest type of beer in history. Nearly all beer used to be at least somewhat sour before pasteurization and sterilization was entirely understood. Sours today are tart-tasting, and [are usually] made with wild bacteria and yeasts, whereas more familiar beers are made in sterile environments with specific yeast strains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Boissons (Industrie de l'alimentation)
  • Brasserie et malterie
CONT

Les bières acides obtiennent leur acidité rafraîchissante et leur aigreur des bactéries(la bonne sorte) et des levures apiculées que l'on trouve dans les salles de brassage, et qui font leur chemin pour parvenir à la bière.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-04-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
OBS

sourness: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
OBS

aigreur : Terme normalisé par l'ISO et par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meats and Meat Industries
DEF

Fermentive or putrefactive changes in the joint fluid.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Salaison, boucherie et charcuterie
CONT

Les os doivent être frais et sains, sans signes de rancidité, d’aigreur ou de détérioration.

Spanish

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