Sparge
6 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
To sprinkle or splash a liquid over something, particularly to rinse hot water through grain during the brewing process to extract fermentable sugars.
“The brewer will sparge the mash tun twice to maximise sugar extraction.”
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Starts with SP, ends in -ARGE like LARGE and BARGE, the G is the least anticipated letter
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Worth 10 points, the G adds 2, a specialist brewing term that plays well on a crowded board
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