HBT dictionary...or commonly misspelled brew terms

[BrewDrinkRepeat]

My single biggest pet peeve in homebrewing: acetaldehyde is five syllables, not six. Far too many people pronounce it as "aah-see-tul-al-duh-hide", when it should be "aah-sid-al-de-hide."

When in doubt, think of that old hippie "Acid Al" DeHyde.

 

[Dudest]

Do the people who criticize spelling errors on a beer forum feel inadequate or something else, do they need to justify the perception they have on other members by thinking they are smarter because they can spell or punctuate better. This is the problem with society,if we all were here to chat about and share experiences with homebrewing this would be a better place. Some people get on websites like this to get away from all the a** holes who try to act superior because they either know how to use spell check or feel the need to put others down so that they can justify the thoughts they have on they're own intelligence level. Oppps they're there or their.....

 

[biestie]

My single biggest pet peeve in homebrewing: acetaldehyde is five syllables, not six. Far too many people pronounce it as "aah-see-tul-al-duh-hide", when it should be "aah-sid-al-de-hide."

When in doubt, think of that old hippie "Acid Al" DeHyde.

My biggest pet peeve is people that pronounce the t as a d in acetaldehyde.

 

[BrewDrinkRepeat]

My biggest pet peeve is people that pronounce the t as a d in acetaldehyde.

You're right, of course... of course here in NJ we pronounce most of our T's as D's. Especially when we're "down the shore."



To Dudest: I don't think it's about acting superior, but rather trying to educate others. The lack of basic understanding of the language is sometimes appalling, and only getting worse all the time. If you can't communicate properly then you can't communicate effectively.

 

[bobbrews]

Amarillo, not Armadillo... no one calls it Amarillo Gold anymore either
Whirlfloc, not Whirlflock
Attenuate, not Attentuate
Amylase, not Amalase
Cacao Nibs, not Cocoa Nibs
Phosphoric, not Phosophoric
Raspberry Pureé, not Rasberry Puree
Pilsener, not Pilsner... this might be old English
Pliny the Elder, not Pliney the Elder
Candi Syrup, not Candy Syrup
Briess, not Breiss
Muntons, not Munsons

 

[BrewDrinkRepeat]

Pliny the Elder, not Pliney the Elder

And it rhymes with tinny, not tiny.

 

[BigB]

Pilsener, not Pilsner... this might be old English

Both are actually acceptable.

 

[Dudest]

Oints

You're right, of course... of course here in NJ we pronounce most of our T's as D's. Especially when we're "down the shore."



To Dudest: I don't think it's about acting superior, but rather trying to educate others. The lack of basic understanding of the language is sometimes appalling, and only getting worse all the time. If you can't communicate properly then you can't communicate effectively.

I disagree it easy enough to communicate with just a flip of the finger if need be or a facial expression or writing with capitals or using exlimation points ect. People tend to educate themselves if they give a sh t.

 

[Wingeezer]

Nothing to do with beer, but a very common mistake that gets me is the misuse of the word "Calvary" instead of "Cavalry" (I'm a bit of a civil war nut as well as a beer nut, but not a religious nut!)

I have even heard recognized history academics on Youtube confusing these two words!

Dunno why it should bother me .... but it does!

Brian.

 

[adamdillabo]

Q

 

[adamdillabo]

Q

 

[BrewDrinkRepeat]

Yeah, I hate when people misspell 'Q'.

 

[rocketsan22]

That cacao nibs; cocoa nibs one is wrong...it goes by both

 

[djfriesen]

I was surprised to not see palate here, as opposed to palette or pallet.

 

[leakedmiley]

Not specific to brewing, but I see the word "commercial" spelled incorrectly ("commerical") a lot on here.

 

[MedicMang]

Not related to brewing either, but people use "man" instead of "mang". That's just not right.

 

[rxpx40]

Thanks Yuri. Funny, this forum. Many other forums I visit have a much lower class of posters that think posting in text (as if it is a language) is acceptable. Some of those posts I can't even read. "I hv prb w/my bere. "
WTF?

 

[divrguy]

And it rhymes with tinny, not tiny.

Actually. It rhymes with tiny!


Cheers!

 

[BrewDrinkRepeat]

Actually. It rhymes with tiny!

Sorry, but that is not correct.

Pliny the Elder was an honorary title, his real name was Gaius Plinius Secundus... and Plinius does not rhyme with tiniest.

That said, you're in good company -- I'd guesstimate about 90%, including Vinnie, pronounce it wrong.

 

[barrooze]

I haven't gone through all the posts, but in a quick search I didn't find this: "yeast washing" is not the same as "yeast rinsing". Most people rinse their yeast but mistakenly call it washing. Yeast washing involves using acids to lower the pH of the slurry to kill off unwanted bacteria. Yeast rinsing is using water to dilute and help settle out trub and yeast that may floc too quickly or not quickly enough. It'd be great if people used the proper term for whichever method they're using.

 

[Kampenken]

Old thread that should be removed. OP is a real prize. Congratulations buddy. Now go away. Please.


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[Pappers_]

Old thread that should be removed. OP is a real prize. Congratulations buddy. Now go away. Please.


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Makes me chuckle when a new member of a forum tells a well respected member to take a hike. And its especially hilarious when the well respected member is a moderator.

 

[MedicMang]

Ya CrappinKen is a pretty funny misspelled word on the forum.


Sent from Cheese Doodle Land.

 

[Kampenken]

Makes me chuckle when a new member of a forum tells a well respected member to take a hike. And its especially hilarious when the well respected member is a moderator.

We see life differently. I enjoy reading this forum, the responsiveness of everyone here, almost universally positive, typically in good humor, and always generous, is truly inspiring. You may very well fall into that category as well on other posts, but this one, well I didn't see it. I don't monitor (clearly) the names here- I am a noob poster after all as you correctly pointed out. Your thread seemed insensitive to those who may not have the same writing skill set as yourself. I don't intend to beat anyone up over their grammar or spelling acumen (and yes, there are some atrocious errors!). Thus my comments back to you. Sorry to offend your sensibilities, you did add a red disclaimer afterall (though in smaller font!) as I started here, we see life differently.

Cheers!

 

[Pappers_]

We see life differently. I enjoy reading this forum, the responsiveness of everyone here, almost universally positive, typically in good humor, and always generous, is truly inspiring. You may very well fall into that category as well on other posts, but this one, well I didn't see it. I don't monitor (clearly) the names here- I am a noob poster after all as you correctly pointed out. Your thread seemed insensitive to those who may not have the same writing skill set as yourself. I don't intend to beat anyone up over their grammar or spelling acumen (and yes, there are some atrocious errors!). Thus my comments back to you. Sorry to offend your sensibilities, you did add a red disclaimer afterall (though in smaller font!) as I started here, we see life differently.

Cheers!

I'm not Yuri, the opening poster of this thread, I'm Pappers_ . Please look at the usernames to the left of each post to figure out who you are responding too.

I read Yuri's opening post as positive. Your post responding to him, on the other hand, was borderline belligerent. I responded in a light hearted way, because you are new to HBT.

Being more direct now, please keep these points in mind:

1) don't be belligerent towards other members including but not limited to namecalling

2) try to respond to the person you intend

3) do not harrass the moderators - when Yuri (a moderator) posts a simple request, treat it as a rule to follow, do not tell him to leave.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

Quick question guys. In the original post, it says "Fermenter (not fermentor)." I looked that up a while back and as a result have been using "Fermentor" to describe a fermentation vessel. All of the definitions that I've found state that fermenter refers to the microorganism that carries out fermentation and fermentor refers to the fermentation vessel itself. So is the information that I found wrong or am I just missing the point of the original post?

 

[Pappers_]

Quick question guys. In the original post, it says "Fermenter (not fermentor)." I looked that up a while back and as a result have been using "Fermentor" to describe a fermentation vessel. All of the definitions that I've found state that fermenter refers to the microorganism that carries out fermentation and fermentor refers to the fermentation vessel itself. So is the information that I found wrong or am I just missing the point of the original post?

No, I think the vessels we ferment in are called fermenters. A quick look on the interwebs confirms that - manufacturers and sellers of these vessels call them fermenters.

 

[Yooper]

No, I think the vessels we ferment in are called fermenters. A quick look on the interwebs confirms that - manufacturers and sellers of these vessels call them fermenters.

Yes, and something that ferments is a fermentor. Like if someone is tormenting you, they are your tormentor. "or" at the end of a word is generally the agent doing something.

 

[BBL_Brewer]

No, I think the vessels we ferment in are called fermenters. A quick look on the interwebs confirms that - manufacturers and sellers of these vessels call them fermenters.

That's true.....but the dictionarys don't and that's why I was confused as to what the "correct" term actually was.

Edit. The oxford dictionary defines fermenter as a fermentation vessel, but that's the only one I could find. The rest of them, including webster define it the way I first posted. Sounds like it's a grey area in the older dictionarys and popular terminology has evolved. I guess they need to update the dictionarys. I'll switch back to fermenter.

Cheers

 

[passedpawn]

fermenter (not fermentor)

No, I think the vessels we ferment in are called fermenters. A quick look on the interwebs confirms that - manufacturers and sellers of these vessels call them fermenters.

Yes, and something that ferments is a fermentor. Like if someone is tormenting you, they are your tormentor. "or" at the end of a word is generally the agent doing something.

I'll disagree with all of you and call the container the fermentor, and the person the fermenter. I'm not critizing the logic shown above, but when two brewing leaders come out and address the nomenclature we use, and explicity set the standard, I follow. It might not make perfect sense, or strictly follow any logic, but a de facto standard is better than none at all.

Chris White and Jamil Zainascheff in the introduction to Yeast say this: