home-brew

[ hohm-broo ]

noun

1. beer or other alcoholic beverage made at home.

home-brew

noun

1. a beer or other alcoholic drink brewed at home rather than commercially
2. informal.
   a professional football player who was born in Canada and is not an import

Derived Forms

• ˈhome-ˈbrewed, adjective

Other Words From

• home-brewed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of home-brew¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The trio brewed their first batch in a basement after Savage bought a $30 home brew kit from Grocery Outlet.

From Seattle Times

So the visit, though lubricated by bartered wine and home brew, isn’t an entirely cozy one.

From New York Times

When it came to turning this kombucha into something more than a home brew, McGill says, “I thought: There’s always room in the market for good things.”

From Seattle Times

Applejack has come a long way from the illicit home brew that — like most moonshine — frequently contained hazardous compounds, like methanol and acetone, that can cause blindness, renal failure and other permanent damage.

From New York Times

Sometimes referred to as “home brew tests,” they were often created by hospitals to diagnose their own patients.

From Los Angeles Times