brewing

Meanings

Plural: brewings

Noun

• the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
• 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.
• The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.

Verb

• prepare by brewing
  • "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
• sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor
  • "the tea is brewing"
• present participle and gerund of brew

Synonyms

brew