1. alcoholic beverage made at home
2. software or hardware created by an individual rather than a commercial company
Usage: computing; informal

1. made at home rather than commercially produced

1. to make beer or other alcoholic beverages at home

Examples

• My uncle makes excellent homebrew in his garage.
• The homebrew competition featured dozens of amateur brewers.
• She installed homebrew software on her gaming console.
• The homebrew solution worked better than the expensive commercial version.
• They decided to homebrew their own beer for the wedding.
• His homebrew setup includes several large fermentation tanks.
• The homebrew community shares recipes and techniques online.