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beer-making

beer-making

3.4
About making beer, often as a hobby or business
  • adjective
  • /ˈbɪrˌmeɪkɪŋ/
translation icon : cervecería
  • A beer-making class would teach you how to convert grain into an alcoholic beverage.

Examples

  • Many enthusiasts enjoy the beer-making process as a way to experiment with different flavors and styles.

  • She enrolled in a beer-making workshop to learn how to craft her own flavors at home.

  • The beer-making equipment included a fermenter, bottles, and ingredients sourced from local suppliers.

Synonyms

brewing
vsbeer-making
  • Specialized
52 3.5

Making beer by soaking, boiling, and letting yeast turn malt and hops into alcohol

is broader, covering the activity as a hobby or industry not only technical steps
homebrewing
vsbeer-making
1 3.9

Making beer or other alcoholic drinks at home instead of buying them

is about producing beer generally, not limited to the home setting

Surface Forms

beer-making positive

Morphology

beer-making = beer + making (transparent) = beer + make + ing

The meaning is directly the combination of 'beer' and 'making' (production of beer), a straightforward compound understood by learners.

Etymology

Beer-making comes from the two simple words beer and making. The word beer comes from an old English word for a 'barley drink' and you can see the same idea in familiar words like brew or brewery, so beer-making means making that drink.