home-brew

American  

[hohm-broo] / ˈhoʊmˈbru /

noun

1. beer or other alcoholic beverage made at home.

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home-brew British  

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

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Other Word Forms

• home-brewed adjective

Etymology

Origin of home-brew

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

At some point, though, my home-brew making fell by the wayside and I think it is time to bring it back.

From Salon

Next, she bought a home-brewing kit, consulted staff at local home-brew shop Bitter & Esters, and started bingeing brewing videos and tutorials on YouTube.

From Washington Post

That would be the annual “Hill Staff Home-brew Competition,” which does indeed feature eligible congressional legislative staff and federal employees who brew their own beer and enjoy a little competition.

From Washington Times

Anticipating the YouTube channels, Twitter threads and home-brew podcasts that hype digital currencies today, the 1840s witnessed an explosion of cheerleading railway periodicals.

From Washington Post

“They were not created by Latinos, or Mexicans or Mexican Americans, yet they’re pulling heavily from our culture to build out their brand, their look, their design and their name to market back to us,” said Norwalk Brew House owner Ray Ricky Rivera, co-founder of the SoCal Cerveceros home-brew club and the SCC Distribution Network in Southern California.

From Washington Post