Correct term for female brewer?

This came up in conversation with SWMBO. She is my brewing partner. Jokingly I called her a brewmistress. Then I realized that sounds kind of dirty, so what exactly is the correct term?
Beermistress?
Beermaid?
Beermatron?

Beerwench

Brew Wench?

edit - damnit, beaten by seconds... ><

I would go with Brewer, Co-Brewer or Assistant Brewer.

Bierfrau?

Whatever she wants to be called is the correct answer.

Bottler. (I wish...)

alewife?

Well, I call mine my Brew B*tch! And she hasn't even punched me in the face yet?!?!

Chief Bottle Washer!... (SWMBO) what was that ?... (Me) sorry guys gotta go!

Hot? (I'm totally picturing Jessica Biel in a bikini with muckboots and a mash paddle)

I call my SWMBO my Brewslut. A strange form of foreplay, but it works.

msarro said:

This came up in conversation with SWMBO. She is my brewing partner. Jokingly I called her a brewmistress. Then I realized that sounds kind of dirty, so what exactly is the correct term?
Beermistress?
Beermaid?
Beermatron?

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The actual correct term is, brewster.

bad67z said:

Chief Bottle Washer!... (SWMBO) what was that ?... (Me) sorry guys gotta go!

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The hilarious part was her texting me that she was sanitizing bottles tomorrow so everything is ready for bottling day on friday, hahahahaha.

She recommended beer ***** herself.

Mine says "Brewess" is her preferred nomenclature.

Yeah, "mistress" doesn't sound right. If you look on pinkbootssociety.org most brewers list their title as "brewmaster." My brewing jacket, on the other hand, says BrewBitch.

BigEd said:

The actual correct term is, brewster.

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This is quite correct, it was the term for a couple century in England, prior to men taking over the trade and commercializing it beyond the local area.

dlloyd said:

This is quite correct, it was the term for a couple century in England, prior to men taking over the trade and commercializing it beyond the local area.

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Awesome! I'm sure SWMBO will love the new title

DrMaltyVonHopenstein said:

Mine says "Brewess" is her preferred nomenclature.

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I like brewess. Sounds sexy and respectable at the same time.

Heifer-weizen? Hehehehe, i kid, i kid...
Mine called herself Brewmama earlier...I almost crapped myself thinking I was gonna be a dad. Fortunately, she was joking!

I like brewster.

I call my wife brew-lady occasionally when she helps me, but I don't have a real common term. All I know is that she is totally into the brewing, and with her good sense of smell and taste it is a great asset to have. Plus, a shared hobby is good and healthy for any marriage.

Brewer and brewmaster are not gender specific. We shouldn't have to invent words to pacify their insecurities of being a woman. Some men have a "SWMBO". I have a wife.

brewess
brewette

freakshow10mm said:

Brewer and brewmaster are not gender specific. We shouldn't have to invent words to pacify their insecurities of being a woman. Some men have a "SWMBO". I have a wife.

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Dito.

I don't get bossed around, thus why I don't use SWMBO; if I did, there would be something wrong with my relationship. Any term I use for my wife for brewing is done for fun or adoration, and usually she is just called a fellow brewer like the rest of our group. I might be the one with most knowledge and experience in this, but I don't want to seem arrogant and call others assistants or the like.

She hasn't done an entire batch on her own, but she wants to. She knows all the steps, so I figure my next big Belgian I do she can take the front seat on.

Typically words that end in "tor" designate a male filling the role, e.g. administrator, executor. To reflect a woman in the role you exchange it out for "trix", e.g. administratrix, executrix, dominatrix. I've never seen it applied to a verb that didn't end with a "t" sound like administrate, execute, dominate.

I suppose you could corrupt brewer into brewtrix if you wanted to. However, I do not believe that is an actual word.

I do joking refer to my gal as "wench" and she calls me "master".

"Brewer".

Brewster was the official term back in the day.

Barley Babe?
Hop Hotty?
Fungi filly?

Since "To brew" is "Brasser" en Francais...: Brassiere.



M_C

strat_thru_marshall said:

alewife?

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hilarious if you mean the fish.

lschiavo said:

I like brewess. Sounds sexy and respectable at the same time.

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I was a big G.I. Joe fan as a kid. Reminds me of the Baroness. Love it.

Tall_Yotie said:

I don't get bossed around, thus why I don't use SWMBO; if I did, there would be something wrong with my relationship. Any term I use for my wife for brewing is done for fun or adoration, and usually she is just called a fellow brewer like the rest of our group. I might be the one with most knowledge and experience in this, but I don't want to seem arrogant and call others assistants or the like.

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freakshow10mm said:

Brewer and brewmaster are not gender specific. We shouldn't have to invent words to pacify their insecurities of being a woman. Some men have a "SWMBO". I have a wife.

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Chill gents! SWMBO is used for fun here. No need to go getting all weird...

malc said:

I was a big G.I. Joe fan as a kid.

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malc played with dolls.
You might not want to admit to that here.

Ace_Club said:

Chill gents! SWMBO is used for fun here. No need to go getting all weird...

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Seriously. No one is talking about remaining in an emotionally abusive relationship or somesuch. It's just a joke.

Ace_Club said:

Chill gents! SWMBO is used for fun here. No need to go getting all weird...

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+1 I'm newly wed (last may) and love my wife very much. And we have a great relationship. And I call her SWMBO all over the place for fun. She thinks its funny.

Sousbrew?

Brewdame sounds good to me.

Mine wears her Brew Goddess T-shirt on brew days.

Can't go wrong calling her a goddess.

msarro said:

This came up in conversation with SWMBO. She is my brewing partner. Jokingly I called her a brewmistress. Then I realized that sounds kind of dirty, so what exactly is the correct term?
Beermistress?
Beermaid?
Beermatron?

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kind of dirty can be a good thing, though. as for correct terms:

lschiavo said:

Whatever she wants to be called is the correct answer.

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there you go.

Yooper.

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-Joe

misterVT said:

Brewslut. A strange form of foreplay, but it works.

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I like the way you think next brewday I'll give it try