beerstone

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noun

A precipitate of calcium oxalate and related organic compounds which forms in brewery vessels and other equipment for handling and serving beer.

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Meanings

nounbeerstone (uncountable)

alternative beer stone

  1. uncountableA precipitate of calcium oxalate and related organic compounds which forms in brewery vessels and other equipment for handling and serving beer.

    Beerstone is a composite coating of protein and calcium oxalate that is more difficult to remove than typical hard water limescale.

    2017, John J. Palmer, How To Brew: Everything You Need to Know to Brew Great Beer Every Time

Origin

From beer + stone.

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Translations

French bierstein
  • biersteinprecipitate
German Bierstein
  • Biersteinprecipitate

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tenebrose
Cite this entry
APA

beerstone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beerstone

MLA

“beerstone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beerstone. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beerstone,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beerstone.

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