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homebrewing

homebrewing

4.5
About tools or supplies for making beer at home
  • adjective
  • /ˈhoʊmˌbruːɪŋ/
translation icon : de elaboración casera
  • The store offers a wide range of homebrewing supplies for beginners and experts alike.

Examples

  • She joined a homebrewing club to learn more about crafting cider at home.

  • The homebrewing kit arrived yesterday.

  • He purchased a homebrewing kit to experiment with making his own beer.

  • I love homebrewing beer on weekends.

  • He purchased a homebrewing kit to experiment with crafting his own beer.

  • The shop sells all the necessary homebrewing equipment for making wine at home.

  • She enjoys attending workshops on homebrewing to refine her skills in beer making.

Synonyms

beer-making
vshomebrewing
3.4

About making beer, often as a hobby or business

covers making various alcoholic drinks in one's own place

Antonyms

professional
∞ 3.4

Relating to a job that needs special training and skill

commercial
56 3.2

Made for sale and often of average rather than high quality

Surface Forms

homebrewing positive

Morphology

homebrewing = homebrew (transparent) = home + brew + ing

This adjectival use is a regular '-ing' form built on the same base verb 'homebrew'.

Etymology

Homebrewing comes from the parts home and brew, so as an adjective it describes gear or ingredients used for making drinks 'at home', just like calling a meal 'home-cooked' but for beer or cider.