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brewing

Process in the production of beer

EntitycraftQ869095

Also known as beer brewing

Instance of: craft
Subclass of: production process
Part of: beermaking

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Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. It may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer, at home by a homebrewer, or communally. Brewing has taken place since at least the 11th millennium BC, and archaeological evidence suggests that prehistoric peoples and later civilisations, including those in ancient Egypt, China, and Mesopotamia, brewed beer. Since the nineteenth century the brewing industry has been part of most western economies.

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Product or material produced: beer
brew
Started: 35th century BCE
Practiced by: brewer
homebrewer
Members / parts: mashing
lautering
boiling
malting
cooling
fermentation
Said to be the same as: beermaking

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