DECOCTION MASHING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does decoction mashing mean? 

• DECOCTION MASHING (noun)
  The noun DECOCTION MASHING has 1 sense:

1. (brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned

  Familiarity information: DECOCTION MASHING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DECOCTION MASHING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(brewing) a process in which part of the mash is removed and boiled and then returned

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

decoction mashing; decoction process

Hypernyms ("decoction mashing" is a kind of...):

boiling (the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas)

Domain category:

brewing (the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast)