home brewing

Meaning

1. 1noununcountable

   The hobby or practice of making beer or similar drinks at home in small quantities for personal use.

   Grammar: No plural and no article: home brewing is popular, not a home brewing.

   Patterns

   • get into home brewing
   • take up home brewing

   Home brewing became his weekend passion after he got a starter kit for his birthday.

   Home brewing needs clean equipment, because even a little bacteria can ruin a batch.

   She learned home brewing from a neighbor who made his own ginger beer.

Common combinations

take up home brewing

He took up home brewing during the winter.

home brewing kit

A basic home brewing kit comes with a fermenter and bottles.

home brewing supplies

The shop sells home brewing supplies such as hops and yeast.

home brewing equipment

Most home brewing equipment is easy to clean.

get into home brewing

Many people get into home brewing after tasting craft beer.

Synonyms and how they differ

homebrew

Homebrew often names the drink itself, whereas home brewing names the activity.

craft brewing

Craft brewing refers to small commercial breweries, not to making drinks at home.

fermenting

Fermenting names just one stage of the process, while home brewing covers the whole hobby.

Opposites

Word family

brew verb

to make beer or tea by soaking and fermenting or steeping

brewer noun

a person who makes beer

brewery noun

a place where beer is made commercially

homebrew noun

beer made at home

Commonly confused: home brewing or home cooking?

Practice

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