Brewing Vocabulary

noun residue remaining after a liquid has been strained or decanted

• The lees at the bottom of the wine barrel are often discarded before bottling.
• I accidentally stirred up the lees in my tea and now it tastes gritty.
• I can't believe he's still hanging out with that lees from high school.
• She had to sift through the lees of misinformation to find the truth.

noun A type of herb or plant, especially one used in brewing beer or for medicinal purposes

• The herbalist recommended a wort infusion to help with my digestion.
• I heard that wort tea is really good for you.
• Let's grab some wort supplements to boost our energy.
• His words were like wort, soothing and healing to my soul.

verb to remove or shave off a beard

• In order to comply with the company's grooming policy, he must debeard before starting his new job.
• I heard that she debeards every weekend to keep her facial hair in check.
• I can't believe he debeards with that old razor, he needs to upgrade to something better.
• She had to debeard her manuscript by removing unnecessary details to make it more concise.