[brew] vb [ME, fr. OE breowan; akin to L fervere to boil--more at barm] vt (bef. 12c) 1: to prepare (as beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation
2. a: to bring about: foment "~ trouble" b: contrive, plot
3: to prepare (as tea) by infusion in hot water ~ vi 1: to brew beer or ale
2: to be in the process of formation "a storm is ~ing in the east" -- brew.er n
[2]brew n (ca. 1510) 1 a: a brewed beverage (as beer) b: a serving of a brewed beverage "quaff a few ~s" c: something produced by or as if by brewing
2: the process of brewing