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Definition of keeve in English: keeve(also kieve) noun kiːv A tub or vat for holding liquid, especially in brewing or bleaching. Example sentencesExamples - The cider as it flows away is received in "kieves."
- She lit a fire, put a kettle of water on to boil and got out a keeve, or basin, for washing.
- The kieves that held the fermented barley were placed underground and carefully covered with turf, for fear of detection.
- Possible brewers were identified by the possession of various pieces of basic equipment which might potentially have been used for brewing, including keeves and tubs.
- Traditionally, a keeve might be set up in November and the bottling carried out in April.
- The function of the kieves is to strain the spent grains from the mash.
- In 1885-6 it was doubled in size, with the addition of four more kieves and associated plant.
- The capacity of the kieves fixes the basic capacity of the brewery.
- The ground meal or grist is next thoroughly mixed with very warm water in large tuns or keeves for a period of about two hours.
- All the salted meats in the keeves had disappeared.
OriginOld English cȳf, perhaps of Germanic origin. |