decoction process

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsdecoction mashing

   Broaderboiling

   brewing

Questions about decoction process

What does decoction process mean?

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

What is another word for decoction process?

Close synonyms include decoction mashing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is decoction process a common word?

decoction process is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.