Why do we brew beer but make wine?
Why not brew wine and make beer? Non native speaker so I can't fully discern the difference.
Thanks.
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asked Feb 26 '13 at 14:09
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Why not brew wine and make beer? Non native speaker so I can't fully discern the difference.
Thanks.
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I prefer to keep things simple and just drink them :)
– coleopterist
Feb 26 '13 at 15:21
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RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES LYRICS - KINGSTON TRIO: "Ah! les fraises et les framboises et les bon vins [que] nous avons bus. // La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. // Raspberries, strawberries, the good wines we brew. // Here's to the girls of the countryside, // the ones we drink 'em to."
– user21497
Feb 26 '13 at 16:01
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Why not brew wine and make beer? Non native speaker so I can't fully discern the difference.
Thanks.
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asked Feb 26 '13 at 14:09
MarinMarin
14438
Why not brew wine and make beer? Non native speaker so I can't fully discern the difference.
Thanks.
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asked Feb 26 '13 at 14:09
MarinMarin
14438
asked Feb 26 '13 at 14:09
MarinMarin
14438
asked Feb 26 '13 at 14:09
MarinMarin
14438
asked Feb 26 '13 at 14:09
MarinMarin
14438
asked Feb 26 '13 at 14:09
MarinMarin
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I prefer to keep things simple and just drink them :)
– coleopterist
Feb 26 '13 at 15:21
1
RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES LYRICS - KINGSTON TRIO: "Ah! les fraises et les framboises et les bon vins [que] nous avons bus. // La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. // Raspberries, strawberries, the good wines we brew. // Here's to the girls of the countryside, // the ones we drink 'em to."
– user21497
Feb 26 '13 at 16:01
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3
I prefer to keep things simple and just drink them :)
– coleopterist
Feb 26 '13 at 15:21
1
RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES LYRICS - KINGSTON TRIO: "Ah! les fraises et les framboises et les bon vins [que] nous avons bus. // La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. // Raspberries, strawberries, the good wines we brew. // Here's to the girls of the countryside, // the ones we drink 'em to."
– user21497
Feb 26 '13 at 16:01
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3
I prefer to keep things simple and just drink them :)
– coleopterist
Feb 26 '13 at 15:21
I prefer to keep things simple and just drink them :)
– coleopterist
Feb 26 '13 at 15:21
1
1
RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES LYRICS - KINGSTON TRIO: "Ah! les fraises et les framboises et les bon vins [que] nous avons bus. // La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. // Raspberries, strawberries, the good wines we brew. // Here's to the girls of the countryside, // the ones we drink 'em to."
– user21497
Feb 26 '13 at 16:01
RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES LYRICS - KINGSTON TRIO: "Ah! les fraises et les framboises et les bon vins [que] nous avons bus. // La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. // Raspberries, strawberries, the good wines we brew. // Here's to the girls of the countryside, // the ones we drink 'em to."
– user21497
Feb 26 '13 at 16:01
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It seems to me that the difference has to do with the technical process. Beer is boiled, steeped, mixed with wort, cooked and so on. Liquor is distilled and wine simply ferments. Unless you boil and sweeten the wine with spices and such. Then, wine is mulled.
Tea is brewed also because the process of infusing and boiling and steeping is part of what it is to brew.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
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Dan is right. Look here: etymonline.com/index.php?search=brew
– lexeme
Feb 26 '13 at 14:32
I suppose beer was a skilled craft like cooking while wine just magically happened without understanding wwhy
– mgb
Feb 26 '13 at 17:23
Some wines require a boiling process to extract flavours; elderflower and dandelion are two. Of course, the word 'wine' is often used in the more specific sense.
– Edwin Ashworth
Feb 26 '13 at 23:05
Wort is the product of boiling grains and hops, not something that is mixed in after boiling.
– The Photon
Mar 19 at 18:59
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It seems to me that the difference has to do with the technical process. Beer is boiled, steeped, mixed with wort, cooked and so on. Liquor is distilled and wine simply ferments. Unless you boil and sweeten the wine with spices and such. Then, wine is mulled.
Tea is brewed also because the process of infusing and boiling and steeping is part of what it is to brew.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
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Dan is right. Look here: etymonline.com/index.php?search=brew
– lexeme
Feb 26 '13 at 14:32
I suppose beer was a skilled craft like cooking while wine just magically happened without understanding wwhy
– mgb
Feb 26 '13 at 17:23
Some wines require a boiling process to extract flavours; elderflower and dandelion are two. Of course, the word 'wine' is often used in the more specific sense.
– Edwin Ashworth
Feb 26 '13 at 23:05
Wort is the product of boiling grains and hops, not something that is mixed in after boiling.
– The Photon
Mar 19 at 18:59
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It seems to me that the difference has to do with the technical process. Beer is boiled, steeped, mixed with wort, cooked and so on. Liquor is distilled and wine simply ferments. Unless you boil and sweeten the wine with spices and such. Then, wine is mulled.
Tea is brewed also because the process of infusing and boiling and steeping is part of what it is to brew.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
1,94021422
Dan is right. Look here: etymonline.com/index.php?search=brew
– lexeme
Feb 26 '13 at 14:32
I suppose beer was a skilled craft like cooking while wine just magically happened without understanding wwhy
– mgb
Feb 26 '13 at 17:23
Some wines require a boiling process to extract flavours; elderflower and dandelion are two. Of course, the word 'wine' is often used in the more specific sense.
– Edwin Ashworth
Feb 26 '13 at 23:05
Wort is the product of boiling grains and hops, not something that is mixed in after boiling.
– The Photon
Mar 19 at 18:59
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It seems to me that the difference has to do with the technical process. Beer is boiled, steeped, mixed with wort, cooked and so on. Liquor is distilled and wine simply ferments. Unless you boil and sweeten the wine with spices and such. Then, wine is mulled.
Tea is brewed also because the process of infusing and boiling and steeping is part of what it is to brew.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
1,94021422
It seems to me that the difference has to do with the technical process. Beer is boiled, steeped, mixed with wort, cooked and so on. Liquor is distilled and wine simply ferments. Unless you boil and sweeten the wine with spices and such. Then, wine is mulled.
Tea is brewed also because the process of infusing and boiling and steeping is part of what it is to brew.
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
1,94021422
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
1,94021422
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
1,94021422
answered Feb 26 '13 at 14:23
rosendsrosends
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1,94021422
Dan is right. Look here: etymonline.com/index.php?search=brew
– lexeme
Feb 26 '13 at 14:32
I suppose beer was a skilled craft like cooking while wine just magically happened without understanding wwhy
– mgb
Feb 26 '13 at 17:23
Some wines require a boiling process to extract flavours; elderflower and dandelion are two. Of course, the word 'wine' is often used in the more specific sense.
– Edwin Ashworth
Feb 26 '13 at 23:05
Wort is the product of boiling grains and hops, not something that is mixed in after boiling.
– The Photon
Mar 19 at 18:59
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Dan is right. Look here: etymonline.com/index.php?search=brew
– lexeme
Feb 26 '13 at 14:32
I suppose beer was a skilled craft like cooking while wine just magically happened without understanding wwhy
– mgb
Feb 26 '13 at 17:23
Some wines require a boiling process to extract flavours; elderflower and dandelion are two. Of course, the word 'wine' is often used in the more specific sense.
– Edwin Ashworth
Feb 26 '13 at 23:05
Wort is the product of boiling grains and hops, not something that is mixed in after boiling.
– The Photon
Mar 19 at 18:59
Dan is right. Look here: etymonline.com/index.php?search=brew
– lexeme
Feb 26 '13 at 14:32
Dan is right. Look here: etymonline.com/index.php?search=brew
– lexeme
Feb 26 '13 at 14:32
I suppose beer was a skilled craft like cooking while wine just magically happened without understanding wwhy
– mgb
Feb 26 '13 at 17:23
I suppose beer was a skilled craft like cooking while wine just magically happened without understanding wwhy
– mgb
Feb 26 '13 at 17:23
Some wines require a boiling process to extract flavours; elderflower and dandelion are two. Of course, the word 'wine' is often used in the more specific sense.
– Edwin Ashworth
Feb 26 '13 at 23:05
Some wines require a boiling process to extract flavours; elderflower and dandelion are two. Of course, the word 'wine' is often used in the more specific sense.
– Edwin Ashworth
Feb 26 '13 at 23:05
Wort is the product of boiling grains and hops, not something that is mixed in after boiling.
– The Photon
Mar 19 at 18:59
Wort is the product of boiling grains and hops, not something that is mixed in after boiling.
– The Photon
Mar 19 at 18:59
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I prefer to keep things simple and just drink them :)
– coleopterist
Feb 26 '13 at 15:21
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RASPBERRIES, STRAWBERRIES LYRICS - KINGSTON TRIO: "Ah! les fraises et les framboises et les bon vins [que] nous avons bus. // La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. // Raspberries, strawberries, the good wines we brew. // Here's to the girls of the countryside, // the ones we drink 'em to."
– user21497
Feb 26 '13 at 16:01