: plant
especially
: an herbaceous plant
—usually used in combination
lousewort
: a sweet liquid drained from mash and fermented to make beer and whiskey
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Lindsey Desoto, Health, 15 July 2024
It’s then transferred to the lauter tun, a stainless steel machine that will filter liquid wort (a sugar-water mix) and extract additional sugars through a process called sparging.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
When taken with digoxin (used to treat heart failure and heart rhythm issues), St. John’s wort can lower the effectiveness of the drug.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
So Smith and company make a wort, or beer base, that’s low in maltose and high in the other sugars.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
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Noun
However, despite being natural, some herbal teas, such as ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort, and kava, may interact with blood thinners and other medications.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 15 July 2024
It’s then transferred to the lauter tun, a stainless steel machine that will filter liquid wort (a sugar-water mix) and extract additional sugars through a process called sparging.
—Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2024
When taken with digoxin (used to treat heart failure and heart rhythm issues), St. John’s wort can lower the effectiveness of the drug.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Feb. 2024
So Smith and company make a wort, or beer base, that’s low in maltose and high in the other sugars.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Jan. 2024
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“Wort.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wort. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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