home-brew
noun
beer or other alcoholic beverage made at home.
home-brewed
-
a word derived from
home-brew.
Example Sentences
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As important, our neighbors quickly embraced us, popping over occasionally with gifts of homemade “kulen” sausage or home-brewed plum brandy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
There was a radical traveling nurse who had brought home-brewed kombucha, a college-age activist who didn’t want to be photographed for op-sec reasons, and three white Baby Boomers from local refugee and immigrant aid groups.
From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2025
CXG’s environs were especially luxurious, complete with multicolored lights, aromatherapy and a warm foot bath, while Tou Dao Tang’s home-brewed, organic “tea bath” washings felt more down to earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
You could make your own drinks, such as home-brewed iced tea.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
The country was extremely backward: people used wooden plows and lived on a very simple diet supplemented by home-brewed beer.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
