WortAcronyms
Acronyms and Abbreviations commonly seen on the [WortNet] mailing list.
Beer Related Acronyms
3B = BBMB = Beer, Beer and More Beer (http://www.morebeer.com)
AB = Anheuser Busch
ADA = Apparent Degree of Attenuation
AHA = American Homebrew Association
AR = Apparent Rennerian
AOB = Association of Brewers
BA = Beer Advocate (http://www.beeradvocate.com/)
BFD = Brew Free or Die (See OtherClubs)
BHC = Boston Homebrew Competition (http://www.wort.org/BHC/bhc.html)
BJCP = Beer Judge Certification Program
BOP = Brew On Premises (You Brew)
Brett. = Short for Brettanomyces (wild yeast)
BT = Brewing Techniques (Magazine)
BURP = Brewers United for Real Potables (See OtherClubs)
BWP = Boston Wort Processors (See WortProcessors)
BYO = Brew Your Own
Bones = [RedBones]
CBC = Cambridge Brewing Company (http://www.cambrew.com/)
CAP = Classic American Pilsner
CFC = Counter-Flow Chiller
CIP = Clean in Place
Color = Color
Colour = Color
CU = Copper
FAS = Flavor Act Session
FG = Final Gravity
FUD = Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt
FWH = First Wort Hopping
GMM = Green Mountain Mashers (See OtherClubs)
HBD = Home Brew Digest (Email List)
HERMS = Heat Exchange Recirculation Mash System
HLT = Hot Liquor Tank
IBU = International Bitterness Unit
IHSA = In House Style Appreciation
LHBS = Local Home Brew Shop
MCAB = Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing
NEHBOTY = New England Homebrewer of the Year
OG = Original Gravity
PAL = Premium American Lager
pellicle = a thin skin or film on the top of beer, usually found in lambic fermentations
Plambic = Pseudo-Lambic
Pre-pro Pils = Pre-prohibition Pilsner (See CAP)
RIMS = Recirculate Infusion Mash System
SBOMN = Shooting Beer Out My Nose (See ROTFLMAO)
Seppo = Americans - (yank -> septic tank -> seppo)
SG = Specific Gravity
SNERHC = Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition
SS = Stainless Steel
SSBC = South Shore Brew Club (See OtherClubs)
SWMBO = She Who Must Be Obeyed (As used on the HBD)
TG = Terminal Gravity
TJO'CIIIMD&S = A very accomplished homebrewer, has big ego and pony tail, lacks sense of humor on non-politcally correct camaraderie.
TSP = Tri-Sodium-Phosphate
Whipotty = WPOTY
WPOTY = Wort Processor Of The Year. (A bag job award if there ever was one as it's always been won by a Wort Processor).
Zymurgy = AHA's Brewing Magazine
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Non-Beer Related Acronyms
A huge collection of Chat Acronyms can be found at [http://www.netlingo.com/emailsh.cfm].
3DBB = Three Dimensional Black Board
AKA = Also Known As
BS = Bill Slack
FAQ = Frequently Asked Question (Document)
FWIW = Female, White, Into Wort
FYI = For Your Information
IANAL = I Am Not A Lawyer
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMNSHO = In My Not So Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
JLMK = Just Let Me Know
NAJASC = Not Affiliated, Just A Satisfied Customer
NAYY = Not Affiliated Yadda Yadda
OK = Okay
PC = PoliticallyCorrect
PITA = Pain In The Ass
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
ROTFLMAO = Rolling On The Floor Laughing My Ass Off
RTM = Read The Manual
RTFM = Read The Fucking Manual
WTF = What The Fuck?