Lees are sedimentary deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast and other particles that precipitate, or are carried by the action of "fining", to the bottom of a vat of wine after fermentation and aging. When brewing beer, this sediment is known as trub, not lees.
Lees are sedimentary deposits of dead yeast or residual yeast and other particles that precipitate, or are carried by the action of "fining", to the bottom of a vat of wine after fermentation and aging. When brewing beer, this sediment is known as trub, not lees.
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