kräusen

verb

To condition (beer) by adding fermenting wort, so as to restart fermentation and introduce fresh carbon dioxide.

OriginGerman krausen →
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Meanings

verbkräusen (third-person singular simple present kräusens, present participle kräusening, simple past and past participle kräusened)

present singular third person kräusens · participle present kräusening · participle past kräusened · past kräusened

  1. transitivebeveragesTo condition (beer) by adding fermenting wort, so as to restart fermentation and introduce fresh carbon dioxide.

Origin

  1. Germankrausen
  2. Englishkräusen

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

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APA

kräusen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kr%C3%A4usen

MLA

“kräusen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kr%C3%A4usen. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kräusen,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kr%C3%A4usen.

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