brewing

Etymology

From Middle English brewynge; equivalent to brew + -ing.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of brew

noun

1. The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
2. The business or occupation of a brewer.
3. The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
   The four last brewings, in which the quantity of yeast added was smaller than in the six first, took place during the month of May, when the heat is apt to make the fermentation run to excess. 1824, Encyclopaedia Britannica
4. The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.