Brewing is the production of beer by steeping a starch source in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast. It may be done in a brewery by a commercial brewer, at home by a homebrewer
The Alulu beer receipt records a purchase of "best" beer from a brewer, c. 2050 BC, from the Sumerian city of Umma in Mesopotamia (ancient Iraq).
Malted barley before kilning or roasting
Hop cone grown in a hop field, Hallertau, Germany
A mash tun at the Bass Museum in Burton-upon-Trent
A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment a
Kettles in a modern Trappist brewery
Brewery "Lwówek" – its brewing traditions dating back to 1209 make it the oldest, still functioning company in Poland, beating Bochnia Salt Mine
19th century brewery installations