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To produce beer or a similar drink through a process of mashing, boiling, and fermentation.
In dieser kleinen Brauerei wird das Bier noch nach traditionellem Rezept gebraut.
In this small brewery, the beer is still brewed according to a traditional recipe.
to be brewing
To develop or build up in a threatening way; usually in reference to storms or negative events.
Man spürte, dass sich da ein gewaltiger Streit zusammenbraute.
You could sense that a huge argument was brewing there.
The verb 'brauen' (to brew) is the basis for words related to beer: the person is 'der Brauer' (the brewer) or 'die Brauerin' (the female brewer), the place is 'die Brauerei' (the brewery), and the building can be a 'Brauhaus' (brewery / brewhouse).
Der Brauer zeigte uns, wie man in seiner Brauerei Bier herstellt.
The brewer showed us how beer is made in his brewery.
'Brauen' (to brew) is most commonly used in the fixed combination 'Bier brauen' (to brew beer). But it can also be used for other fermented drinks such as mead.
Er hat angefangen, zu Hause sein eigenes Bier zu brauen.
He has started brewing his own beer at home.
In the figurative meaning, 'brauen' (to brew) is always used reflexively with 'sich' and the prefix 'zusammen': 'sich zusammenbrauen' (to be brewing). The subject is always something threatening.
Am Himmel braut sich ein Gewitter zusammen.
A thunderstorm is brewing in the sky.
The expression 'sich zusammenbrauen' (to be brewing) is used metaphorically for negative or threatening developments. Typical examples are 'ein Sturm' (a storm), 'ein Unheil' (a disaster), or 'ein Streit' (an argument).
Zwischen den Kollegen braute sich ein Konflikt zusammen.
A conflict was brewing between the colleagues.
to raise / to tease / to wind up
When used with a storm, aufziehen mainly describes the storm approaching and about to begin. Sich zusammenbrauen, by contrast, emphasizes that threatening weather is gradually forming or intensifying.
Über den Bergen braut sich langsam ein schweres Gewitter zusammen.
A severe thunderstorm is slowly brewing over the mountains.
Von Westen zieht ein schweres Gewitter auf.
A severe thunderstorm is approaching from the west.
