And, without fanfare…
You don’t “brew” mead!!!!!
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RedbeardTheBlue
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^^^This.
Usage and understanding are the two main things that drive any language forward. The etymology of brewing may come from terms for boiling or steeping, but that doesn't mean the definition of the word is locked into that forever.
Using coffee as an example, cold-extracted coffee is still referred to as "cold brew" even though nothing is heated. The idea that heat is involved has kinda stopped sticking to the word. There's a modifying word to delineate it from coffee brewed with heat, but "brew" is still in there even though that's a break from older uses of the term.
Also...some people heat their honey when making mead. Sometimes that's done to pasteurize it, and when you're making a bochet it can actually boil while it's being caramelized. By the OP's logic this would be the only instances where mead is actually "brewed," but still...you can totally brew mead
was scrolling down to drunken rambling, over saw that the mead recipie forum.....well anyway, i made my way here, wasn't sure but it gave me something to post on the journey!
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Oh, we are doing it now? Ok.
For brewing, I have a list of words that make me instantly stop reading a post. Included are: extract, peanut butter, any variation of IPA, any mention of juice, DME, LME.
Brewing beer is an art and a craft. I'm not a great artist, but at least you won't find me sitting on the floor with crayons half chewed up.
Same as reheating frozen food is not cooking.
I can't continue to read or listen to someone who says "That being said".
For brewing, I have a list of words that make me instantly stop reading a post. Included are: extract, peanut butter, any variation of IPA, any mention of juice, DME, LME.
Brewing beer is an art and a craft. I'm not a great artist, but at least you won't find me sitting on the floor with crayons half chewed up.
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The 1990s called. They want that rant about certain brewing ingredients back.
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*1516The 1990s called. They want that rant about certain brewing ingredients back.
I see that's since been fixed, along with the Kombucha section.
Edit: Now I see this still persists.
And the Pedant Brigade marches onward.
A lot of times, I don't even "make" cider. I just leave some fresh unpasteurized orchard juice sitting in the back of the refrigerator for a month or two. Ta-da.
There ain't nothing easier on the planet to "brew", "make", or "oops" than cider. Well... at least, if you don't press your own apples I mean. I'll let somebody else do all that dirty work. I've done it a few times and... yeah I don't think I'll bother anymore. But it's fun though.
There ain't nothing easier on the planet to "brew", "make", or "oops" than cider. Well... at least, if you don't press your own apples I mean. I'll let somebody else do all that dirty work. I've done it a few times and... yeah I don't think I'll bother anymore. But it's fun though.
I ain't much of a fighter Yoop, but I'll wrassle ya, if it's OK with the Mr....
very cristian way of doing it.....ask yourself, "hmmm, does god want me to have a drink or not?" lol
that's not safe unless he'd be wearing three masks and standing 12 feet away!
TheBluePhantom
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Does Sake count as Brewing? You heat the rice!
pretty sure it does? i'd imagine it's a gray area...
you wanted a fight....i was just looking and,
is this a real forum? or is it like the matrix, and "there is no spoon"
edit: lol, it should be wort, grape juice, sweet honey water, apple juice fermenting....place to talk about all your fermenting needs!
is this a real forum? or is it like the matrix, and "there is no spoon"
edit: lol, it should be wort, grape juice, sweet honey water, apple juice fermenting....place to talk about all your fermenting needs!
Do you brew or cook meth? It does after all involve heating the stuff if I am not misstaken. Anyways, this afternoon I'm gonna brew some boeuf borgounignon.
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I don't really don't mind much what people call brewing but I do have a thing for the dictionary. It's super easy to use and figure out stuff like this.
Brew Definition:
The second part of the first definition is relevant because:
Infuse Definition:
The third definition of infuse is then relevant for our purposes since if brewing encompasses infused liquids and infusing does not require heat. Sooooooo yeah mead and wine making is going to be considered brewing as well according to Merriam Webster.
Brew Definition:
The second part of the first definition is relevant because:
Infuse Definition:
The third definition of infuse is then relevant for our purposes since if brewing encompasses infused liquids and infusing does not require heat. Sooooooo yeah mead and wine making is going to be considered brewing as well according to Merriam Webster.
RevA
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So in theory if there is boiling and stepping, it could be brewing?Fight me.
I don’t know when it happened exactly, but with the explosion in homebrewing and mead making (and wine and cider too of course), I get so many messages here and on another forum that people start with “Brewing mead tomorrow!”.
I guess we’re using “homebrewing” as a catch all now for fermentation so I suppose you brew sauerkraut, wine, and cider too?
Weird to me. I brew coffee. I brew beer. To me, “brewing” denotes a hot (brewing) process. I don’t brew wine. Or sauerkraut or pickles.
Whew. I feel better now!
Eg with a country wine if you invert the sugar and steep herbs as part of the process is that brewing?
I've always considered winemaking, cider making and mead making - making something
So following that analogy, you’re not baking unless you mill your own flour? You’re not making wine unless you stomp the grapes?
Spaghetti sauce can still be excellent even if you start with tomatoes that someone else processed.
If you don't grow all your veggies/grain/potatoes etc and hunt/raise all the meat yourself, you are not a real hobby chef .
And also in that case you're probably a closet communist, fat and can go F yourself, you poser.
And also in that case you're probably a closet communist, fat and can go F yourself, you poser.
Just the other day I brewed some blackberry wine, and when it's finished I'll use it to brew some blackberry Brandy. Then I'll use a bit too much of that to brew up a celebratory hangover.
I'm the only gaeh in the vellaaashe.
Now obviously my post was to poke fun at the people who think that if you don't go all in in the most hardcore way possible, you're not a "real" whatever it is you're doing.
Now obviously my post was to poke fun at the people who think that if you don't go all in in the most hardcore way possible, you're not a "real" whatever it is you're doing.
