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die Barme

barm, yeast from brewing

Der Brauer schöpfte die Barme vom Bier.

The brewer skimmed the barm from the beer.

((die Barme)) barm, yeast The barm is needed for fermentation.

Synonyms: Hefe (yeast)

From Middle High German 'barme', related to English 'barm', meaning yeast or leaven.

It sounds like 'warm'. Yeast likes a warm environment to grow, for example when brewing beer.

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