Worty

//ˈwɜːti// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characteristic or indicative of a wort; wortlike; vegetative.

    "It was thus demonstrated that the addition of the recovered hop oil to the cooled wort did not impart a “herbal flavor” but a "hop oil" or "hop oil like" flavor to the finished beer without any worty odor."

Example

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"It was thus demonstrated that the addition of the recovered hop oil to the cooled wort did not impart a “herbal flavor” but a "hop oil" or "hop oil like" flavor to the finished beer without any worty odor."

Etymology

From wort + -y.

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