doughing in
n.— «Recently, Whyte brewed a batch of American pale ale in her kitchen using hops she grew in her backyard. First, she heated five gallons of water on her stove to about 150 to 160 degrees. She poured it into a bucket full of malted barley—a process called “doughing in.”» —“Stovetop Octoberfest: Essex Junction woman brews award-winning beers” by Lauren Ober Burlington Free Press (Vermont) Sept. 27, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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