brewing
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English
Etymology
From Middle English brewynge; equivalent to brew + -ing.
Pronunciation
Verb
brewing
- present participle and gerund of brew
Noun
brewing (countable and uncountable, plural brewings)
- The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
- The business or occupation of a brewer.
- The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
- 1824, Encyclopaedia Britannica:
- The four last brewings, in which the quantity of yeast added was smaller than in the six first, took place during the month of May, when the heat is apt to make the fermentation run to excess.
- The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
Derived terms
Translations
production of alcoholic beverages
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Middle English
Noun
brewing
- Alternative form of brewynge