brewer

Crafts fermented drinks

A brewer is someone who brews beer or ale, either professionally or as a hobbyist.

The term applies to individuals and by extension to companies: Anheuser-Busch is one of the world's largest brewers.

A brewer's yeast is the strain used in fermentation, also sold as a nutritional supplement.

ingredients

malt

Sprouted grain for brewing

wheat · water · adjuncts · grains · oats · rye · corn · rice · honey · fruit

styles

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • porterBaggage carrier or dark brew

pilsner · IPA · saison · bock · hefeweizen · amber · bitter · sour

process

mashing

Crushing into soft mass

lagering · conditioning · bottling · kegging · cask · wort · attenuation · carbonation · maturation · primary

tasting

bitterness

Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling

foam · color · clarity · balance · finish · hoppy · malty · crisp · smooth · robust

craft

maltster

One who produces brewing grain

apprentice · journeyman · master · tradition · workshop · skilled · handcraft · cooper · kettles · recipes

equipment

kettle

Spouted vessel for heating water

  • fermenterVessel for microbial conversion
  • carboyLarge bottle for liquids
  • airlockTwo-doored pressure transition space

hydrometer · thermometer · chiller · keg · tap · growler · barrel · tank · pump · tubing

distilling

distiller

Liquor maker

gin · vodka · rum · stills · copper · aging · barrels · charred · proof · moonshine

Categories
Opposites
production method

brewerdistiller

Liquor maker

winemaker · vintner · moonshiner

consumption role

brewerdrinker

One who consumes beverages

beer drinker · consumer · patron · customer · pub-goer

stance toward alcohol

brewerteetotaler

Complete abstainer from liquor

prohibitionist · temperance advocate · abstainer · dry

Phrases
Family

brew, brewing, brewery, brewed, brews, brewers, breweries, brewpub, homebrew

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G