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Make some tea
Brew originally means to make beer—steeping grain, fermenting, producing alcohol.
The process extends to tea and coffee: Let the tea brew for five minutes.
A storm brews when it gathers force; trouble brews when it develops.
As a noun, a brew is any beverage made by brewing, or informally any drink: a cold brew, What's your favorite brew?
Microbial sugar conversion
barley · malt · zymurgy · brewmaster · brewpub · pitching · craft beer · keg
Brewed bean beverage
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- beerFermented grain drink
- aleWarm-fermented malt drink
- lagerCold-conditioned beer
stout · porter · pilsner · cider · espresso · latte · cappuccino · mocha
Rising at sharp angle
- boilHeat to bubbling point
- simmerCook just under boiling
- percolateFilter through gradually
- infuseSaturate by steeping
extract · strain · filter · press · drip · heat · blend · mix
Enchanted liquid mixture
- elixirMythical healing draught
- philterCharm-inducing beverage
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- mixtureCombined but unbonded substances
blend · formula · remedy · tonic · draught · serum · cauldron · bubbling
Comfortable warm intimacy
- firesideArea beside the hearth
- hearthFireplace floor area
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- mugHandled cup for beverages
cup · soothing · comforting · aromatic · morning ritual · afternoon tea · café · cozy
fermentation
Microbial sugar conversion
mash · barley · malt · zymurgy · brewmaster · brewpub · pitching · craft beer · keg · cask
coffee
Brewed bean beverage
lager · stout · porter · pilsner · cider · espresso · latte · cappuccino · mocha · chai
steep
Rising at sharp angle
infuse · extract · strain · filter · press · drip · heat · blend · mix · grounds
potion
Enchanted liquid mixture
mixture · blend · formula · remedy · tonic · draught · serum · cauldron · bubbling · simmering
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
mug · cup · soothing · comforting · aromatic · morning ritual · afternoon tea · café · cozy · inviting
scheme
Calculated strategy, often secretive
foment · stir up · cook up · devise · contrive · develop · form · gather · build · unrest
- coffeeespresso, latte, cappuccino, macchiato, americano
- beverage makingferment, fermentation, distillation, distilling, bottle
- potionspotion, elixir, draught, tonic, healing potion
- coffee slangjava, cup of joe, mud, cuppa
- folk medicinefolk medicine, herbalism, herbal remedies, folk healer, herbal medicine
- grain drinksale, bitter, bock, bourbon, draught
- cold brewsCoffee steeped cold
- witch's brewMagical bubbling concoction
- witches' brewMagical cauldron concoction
- storm brewingImpending conflict or tempest
- cold brew coffeeCoffee steeped without heat
- home brewingProducing alcohol domestically
brewing, brewery, brewed, brews, brewer, brewers, breweries, homebrew, microbrewery