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mash tun

UK/ˈmæʃ tʌn/

mash tun noun: an insulated vessel used in making the mashing process in which grains and water are mixed and heated to produce wort prior to fermentation.

mash tun: an insulated vessel used in making the mashing process in which grains and water are mixed and...
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Noun

mash tun (plural mash tuns)

  1. An insulated vessel used in making the mashing process in which grains and water are mixed and heated to produce wort prior to fermentation.

Forms of mash tun

pluralmash tuns

Questions about mash tun

What does mash tun mean?
Mash tun means an insulated vessel used in making the mashing process in which grains and water are mixed and heated to produce wort prior to fermentation.
What part of speech is mash tun?
Mash tun is a noun.
How do you pronounce mash tun?
Mash tun is pronounced /ˈmæʃ tʌn/ (UK).
What is the plural of mash tun?
The plural of mash tun is mash tuns.

Words near mash tun in the dictionary

  1. mash it up
  2. mash note
  3. mash notes
  4. mash potato
  5. mash potatoes
  6. mash tun
  7. mash tuns
  8. mash up
  9. mash-fat
  10. mash-fats
  11. mash-up

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