brewing

Definition of Brewing in English :

1. brewing

the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Brewing

noun

a quantity of a beverage brewed at one time

noun

1.

the preparation of a brew

2.

the amount of a brew made at one time

v. brewed, brew·ing, brews

v.tr.

1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation.

2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: brew tea.

3. To concoct; devise: brew a plot to overthrow the government.

v.intr.

1. To make ale or beer as an occupation.

2. To be made by boiling or steeping: As the coffee brewed, I paced in the kitchen.

3. To be imminent; impend: "storms brewing on every frontier" (John Dos Passos).

n.

1.

a. A beverage made by brewing.

b. A serving of such a beverage.

2. Something produced as if by brewing; a mix: Their politics were a strange brew of idealism and self-interest.