Etymology

kräusen

Today it means: To condition (beer) by adding fermenting wort, so as to restart fermentation and introduce fresh carbon dioxide. Full definition →

German krausen
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  1. German · borrowed fromkrausen
  2. English todaykräusen

From German krausen, from kraus (“curly”).

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