brewing

UK: /ˈbruːɪŋ/ US: (bro̅o̅′ing)

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brew•ing  (bro̅o̅′ing), n. 

1. Wine the act of a person who brews.
2. Wine the process of being brewed.
3. Wine the occupation or business of producing beer, ale, etc.
4. Wine a quantity or batch brewed in a single process or at one time.

• 1350–1400; Middle English; see brew, -ing¹

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brewing / ˈbruːɪŋ/ noun

1. a quantity of a beverage brewed at one time

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brew /bru/   v. 

1. Wine to make (beer, etc.) by boiling and fermenting the ingredients: [~ + object]
   Beer is brewed from malt and hops.
   [no object]
   The beer is brewing in these vats.
2. Food to prepare (tea, etc.) with boiling water: [~ + object]
   She brewed a pot of tea for us.
   [no object]
   Let the tea brew for five minutes.
3. [~ + object] to plan or think up:
   They just want to brew mischief.
4. Wine to start to develop;
   begin:
   [no object* usually: be + ~-ing] A storm is brewing in the Atlantic.

n. 

5. an amount of a beverage brewed in a single process:
   [uncountable] this year's brew.
6. a liquid mixture, esp. a liquid producedfrom a mixture of unusual ingredients:
   [countable] a witches' brew of lemon juice, honey, and whiskey.
   [uncountable] Make some witches' brew for your cold.
7. Wine, Informal Terms Informal.
   • [uncountable] beer or ale:
     a party with plenty of brew.
   • [countable] a serving of beer or ale:
     Ask for a couple of brews.

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brew  (bro̅o̅), v.t. 

1. Wine to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
2. Food to make or prepare (a beverage, as tea) by mixing, steeping, soaking, or boiling a solid in water.
3. Food to concoct, mix, or cook (a beverage or food, esp. one containing unmeasured or unusual ingredients):
   She brewed a pot of soup from the leftovers.
4. to contrive, plan, or bring about:
   to brew mischief.

v.i. 

5. Wine to make a fermented alcoholic malt beverage, as beer or ale.
6. Food to boil, steep, soak, or cook:
   Wait until the tea brews.
7. Idioms be brewing, to be forming or gathering;
   be in preparation:
   Trouble was brewing.

n. 

8. a quantity brewed in a single process.
9. Wine a particular brewing or variety of malt liquor.
10. Food a hot beverage made by cooking a solid in water, esp. tea or coffee.
11. any concoction, esp. a liquid produced by a mixture of unusual ingredients:
    a witches' brew.
12. Wine, Informal Terms [Informal.]
    • beer or ale.
    • an individual serving of beer or ale:
      Let's have a few brews after the game.

• bef. 900; Middle English brewen, Old English brēowan; akin to Dutch brouwen, German brauen, Old Norse brugga

brew′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 4. concoct, scheme, plot, devise, hatch, cook up.

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brew / bruː/ verb

1. to make (beer, ale, etc) from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation
2. to prepare (a drink, such as tea) by boiling or infusing
3. (transitive) to devise or plan: to brew a plot
4. (intransitive) to be in the process of being brewed
5. (intransitive) to be impending or forming: there's a storm brewing

noun

1. a beverage produced by brewing, esp tea or beer
2. an instance or time of brewing: last year's brew
3. a mixture

Etymology: Old English brēowan; related to Old Norse brugga, Old Saxon breuwan, Old High German briuwan

ˈbrewer noun