Meaning & use
Brewing
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The process of making beer, ale, or similar beverages by soaking, boiling, and fermenting malted grain, typically with hops.
See it in a sentence
The couple turned their hobby of home brewing into a small craft beer company.
Brewing requires careful control of temperature at every stage of the process.
A note on using this word
Figuratively, 'brewing' describes something building up or about to happen, as in 'a storm is brewing' or 'trouble is brewing.'
Another way to use it
2. verb
Developing or building up gradually, especially something troublesome, such as a storm or a conflict.
Tension had been brewing between the two departments for months before it finally erupted.
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