home brewern.
/ˌhəʊm ˈbruːə/, U.S. /ˌhoʊm ˈbruər/ A person who brews beer, wine, or other alcoholic drink at home, or for consumption locally or on the same premises.
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1730 Daily Jrnl. 8 May To be Lett, A Double House in the Suburbs, new fitted up, standing well for any Sort of Trade, viz. Broker, Home Brewer, Baker, [etc.].
?1790 S. Child Every Man his own Brewer 19 Women are the chief home Brewers throughout England.
1829 Edinb. Rev. June 381 The whole of Salop..is indeed the centre and stronghold of the home-brewers.
1886 J. Bickerdyke Curiosities Ale & Beer xii. 332 Mashing..was formerly done by merely stirring water and malt together with a long oar or pole, a practice of course still followed by home brewers.
1929 Lima (Ohio) News 18 Dec. 6/1 The expensive federal and state operatives spend too much time in looking after the home brewer and pocket peddler.
1981 G. Skinner Simply Living (1983) 88/2 Clear, sparkling bottles of wine..are within the capability of the skilled home brewer.
2009 A. O. Tucker & T. Debaggio Encycl. Herbs 255/2 More and more home brewers who also garden are raising their own hops.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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