sparge
/spɑrdʒ/
verb
- To spray or sprinkle water over something, especially in brewing or industrial processes.
- You need to sparge the coffee grounds evenly for the best extraction.
- The brewer will sparge the grain bed with hot water to extract the sugars.
- Workers sparge the vegetables with a fine mist to keep them fresh.
noun
- The act or process of spraying or sprinkling, especially in brewing.
- A proper sparge ensures the grains are rinsed of all fermentable sugars.
- He adjusted the water flow for a slower, more even sparge.
- The sparge lasted about 45 minutes during the brewing session.