noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of brewen
1. : the process of making malt beverages (as beer or ale) by grinding malt into grist, mashing the grist in hot water, boiling the mash, often with the addition of corn or rice, to produce wort, flavoring the wort with hops, fermenting the hopped wort with yeast, and drawing off the fermented wort for storage, packaging, and marketing — compare bottom fermentation , top fermentation
2. : a process of preparation : concoction
3. : a quantity brewed : batch
a new brewing of ale