Brewing & Homebrewing Terms

a measure of the relative density of one material compared to another

the color system used by brewers to specify finished beer and malt color.

Used in extract brewing applications. It is the process of soaking grains (usually specialty grains) in water to extract color/flavor/aroma/body. Steeping differs from mashing in that there is no starch-to-sugar conversion.

The sugary liquid produced in the brewing process either by mashing malted barley and water or using extracts and water. Wort basically the "beer" before the yeast is added for fermentation.

A device, usually a construction of copper tubing, through which cold water can run thus rapidly cooling the wort mixture.