Barm (Noun)
Meaning
A commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The barm used in the bakery was specially formulated to help the dough rise quickly and evenly.
- She added a teaspoon of barm to the flour mixture to help the bread develop its characteristic flavor and texture.
- The brewmaster carefully monitored the barm levels in the fermentation tank to ensure the perfect balance of flavors in the beer.
- After the first fermentation, the whiskey was transferred to a new barrel where it would undergo a second fermentation with the addition of more barm.
- The artisanal baker swore by her homemade barm, which she claimed gave her sourdough bread its unique tanginess.