What is the meaning of brewing?

noun

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

verb

  • Prepare by brewing.
    • usage: "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
  • Sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor.
    • usage: "the tea is brewing"
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