Back-sweeten

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000386",
  "term": "Back-sweeten",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "To add a sweetening agent, such as sugar, honey, or unfermented juice, to a beverage like cider, mead, or wine after fermentation is complete. This process is done to increase the final sweetness to a desired level, as the primary fermentation consumes most or all of the initial sugars. Back-sweetening requires the addition of stabilizers, like potassium sorbate, to prevent the added sugars from refermenting in the bottle.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "references": [
    "The Men Of Mead (menofmead.com)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Nachversüßen",
    "es": "resweeten",
    "fr": "adoucir après fermentation"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/back-sweeten/"
}