to brew
95
3.0
- verb
- /bruː/
:
preparar
- They learned how to brew beer using a simple recipe.
- brew coffee
- brew beer
- locally brewed beer
When I wait for the coffee to brew, I think it.
- When I wait for the coffee to brew, I think it.
- And she is going to be partnering with a brewery to brew beer using her vaginal yeast.
- It's just a byproduct of brewing beer, really.
- So if you're interested in that part of story, take your popcorn, brew your tea, and start watching.
- And wouldn't it be cool if someday you could use engineer yeast to brew, right?
- I will go on a sunny stroll and find some fresh brewed coffee at a place that's not donkeys.
Examples
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Bring in the paper and brew the coffee.
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Two waitresses brought out trays of Orval dark beer, brewed in the monasteries even during the war.
Fiction book (1996) -
You basically brew it the way you brew beer.
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And it usually started brewing at three in the morning.
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I dumped out the coffee and brewed a fresh pot, hot and stronger.
Fiction book (1990) -
I could smell the rich, pleasant aroma of fresh-brewed coffee, faint scents of leather and tobacco.
Fiction book (1995) -
You can brew your own coffee at home every morning.
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She decided to brew a pot of tea to enjoy while reading.
Synonyms
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5.5
To make sugar change into alcohol or acid using yeast
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Etymology
To brew comes from an old English word meaning 'to boil' or 'cook'. So to brew tea or coffee is to mix it with hot water and let the flavor come out, and to brew beer is to let the ingredients ferment into alcohol.