Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Brewing

Brewing ({not transcribed}) , noun

1.
The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.
2.
The quantity brewed at once.
A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. — Bacon
3.
A mixing together.
I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make. — Holland
4.
(Nautical) A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.