Lees (Noun)

Meaning

The sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Usages

• Plural Form

Examples

• The winemaker carefully racked the wine off the lees to clarify and stabilize it before bottling.
• The brewery's brewmaster made sure to regularly stir the lees in the fermentation tank to ensure a smooth flavor.
• After a few months, the cider had clarified nicely and the lees had settled to the bottom of the barrel.
• The homebrewer carefully avoided disturbing the lees when transferring the beer to a secondary fermenter.
• The lees from the whiskey barrel were repurposed as a nutritious additive in animal feed.

Hypernyms

• Deposit