brewing

Crafting fermented drinks

Brewing is the process of making beer or ale by steeping, boiling, and fermenting grain and hops.

The term extends to making tea or coffee by steeping: The coffee is brewing.

Figuratively, something brewing is developing or gathering force, usually something ominous: There's trouble brewing, A storm is brewing on the horizon.

craft

wort

Plant used as remedy

conditioning · racking · bottling · kegging · carbonation · clarification · filtration · hops · yeast · grains

aroma

hops

Bittering agent for ale

  • maltSprouted grain for brewing
  • roastyHaving charred warmth
  • floralOf or like blooms

citrus · pine · chocolate · coffee · caramel · toffee · vanilla · biscuit · earthy · fruity

science

yeast

Fermenting fungus

enzymes · microbiology · biochemistry · anaerobic · metabolism · respiration · bacteria · lactobacillus · pH · inoculation

beverages

beer

Fermented grain drink

cider · mead · sake · chicha · kvass · tisane · chai · mate · espresso · pour-over

styles

ale

Warm-fermented malt drink

  • lagerCold-conditioned beer
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • pilsnerCrisp, golden Czech-style brew

porter · IPA · saison · hefeweizen · bock · witbier · sour · amber · pale · wheat

cozy

tea

Steeped leaf beverage

  • cocoaGround cacao seed powder
  • coffeeBrewed bean beverage
  • mugHandled cup for beverages

warmth · steaming · kettle · fireside · comfort · aromatic · morning · ritual · soothing · steeped

culture

pub

Licensed drinking establishment

beerfest · Oktoberfest · camaraderie · cicerone · connoisseurship · craftsmanship · innkeeper · cellarman · drinking · pint

storm

gathering

Collection of people meeting

  • ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
  • cloudsAirborne water masses
  • thunderStorm's acoustic aftermath

tempest · looming · impending · trouble · turmoil · unrest · conflict · tension · crisis · eruption

Categories
Opposites
process state

brewingdissipating

Scattering and fading out

subsiding · concluding · ending · fading · dying down

TEMPERATURE/METHOD (beverage preparation)

brewingchilling

Causing fear or cold

icing · cooling · refrigerating · freezing

emotional/situational development

brewingdefusing

Neutralizing an explosive device

resolving · calming · settling · dissipating · de-escalating

Phrases
Family

homebrewing, microbrewing

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G