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The introduction of unwanted organisms or chemicals into the beer. Typically, this refers to unwanted bacteria or wild yeast propagating to levels to cause spoilage of the beer. Often incorrectly called an "infection".

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My cooled wort got contaminated by tap water. What are the primary consequences of re-boiling?

Unless your tap water is bad, I wouldn't call dilution "contamination". …
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