wort

wort¹ Definition

wort (wʉrt)

noun

a liquid, produced from malt and hot water, which can be fermented to make beer or ale, or fermented and distilled to make whiskey

Etymology: ME < OE wyrt- (in comp.), akin to Ger würze, a spice < IE base *wrād-, twig, root > L radix, root

wort² Definition

wort (wʉrt)

noun

a plant, vegetable, or herb: now usually in compounds [spleenwort, liverwort]

Etymology: ME < OE wyrt, root, herb, plant: for IE base see wort

wort Usage Examples

Converse of object

boil: Irish Moss A seaweed that is added to boiling wort to filter proteins.
hop: Carrageenan copper finings help to settle out malt protein and the hop bed is used to filter the hopped wort.
cool: This cools the wort to the correct temperature for adding the yeast ( pitching ).
produce: The wort produced was distilled twice in pot stills giving the spirit.
call: The resulting solution is called wort which is high in dissolved sugars.
ferment: Our focus will be to maximize the quality and consistency of the fermented wort or wash ahead of distilling.

Adjective modifier

sweet: Wort Wort or sweet wort is how the liquor is described once the mashed barley malt grains have been filtered out.
yellow: Yellow Wort was in flower in the afternoon for the images on the right hand side above.
first: The second wort was drained off from the mash and then boiled in the copper for four hours, exactly as the first wort.

Modifies a noun

tincture: St. Joan's wort tincture - not capsules, not the tea - is a powerful ally for women with fibromyalgia.
extract: Using St. John's wort extract can significantly relieve the symptoms of depression.
preparation: Because St John's Wort preparations are so widely available, your patients may be taking them without your knowledge.
flower: Yellow Wort flowers were closed in the heat of the afternoon.
oil: St. Joan's wort oil stops cold sores in their tracks and can even relieve genital herpes symptoms.
separation: The mash tun, traditionally used in Britain, is integrated to serve as a masher as well as a vessel for wort separation.

Noun used with modifier

john: I am also taking st johns wort and fish oils.
milk: The larvae of this species feeds on Milk wort.
Mrs: Mr and Mrs Wort then went on to raise more funds and donated a defibrillator to Frome Victoria Hospital.

Possessives

Preposition: for

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