Wort (disambiguation)

Wort (pronounced [wɜ(r)t]) (to rhyme with dirt or word, not wart or ward) is the liquid extracted from mashing malted barley (with other grains mixed in occasionally for some varietal beers or, more commonly, to cheapen the ingredients) in a brewing process. It is known firstly as sweet wort and then hopped wort after hops have been added at the boiling process. Wort contains sugars that will be fermented by yeast added once the solution has cooled down sufficiently to allow the yeast to survive.