bottle off
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To pour a drink (like wine or beer) from a big container into bottles.
Literal meaning: To bottle off — to separate off a quantity of liquid by putting it into bottles.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To transfer a liquid, especially an alcoholic drink, from a bulk container into individual bottles.
"After six weeks of fermentation, it was finally time to bottle off the home-brewed ale."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
A technical term used in home brewing, winemaking, and commercial bottling. Refers specifically to the stage of the process where a beverage is moved from a bulk container (barrel, fermentation vessel, etc.) into individual serving bottles. Also sometimes used for other bottled liquids such as fruit juices or sauces.
Commonly used with
wine beer cider ale juice batch
Forms
Base
bottle off
I/you/we/they
3rd person
bottles off
he/she/it
Past simple
bottled off
yesterday
Past participle
bottled off
have + pp
-ing form
bottling off
continuous
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