Updated June 2026
Short for Brettanomyces; a yeast genus that produces earthy flavours in beer and wine.
“The lambic beer owed its distinctive character to brett.”
/brɛt/
"Brett" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 1 vowel balance the consonants.
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