krauesen

Krauesen is the thick foam that forms on top of wort (unfermented beer) during the beginning of the fermentation process.

If a krauesen doesn't form after the first few days, your fermentation might be stuck.

by dfisaacs January 7, 2008

fully krausened

Synonym for drunk. Pronounced "kroy-zind."

Origin: Heileman's Old Style Beer once advertised itself as "Fully Krausened." Krausening is a brewing process of naturally carbonating beer by adding a little fresh fermenting beer to the finished product and letting it finish out in an air tight environment, so that the CO2 which is produced is absorbed into the liquid. While legitimate in origin, the term became associated with drinking too much beer.

Most commonly heard in Chicago, Wisconsin, and other parts of the US Midwest where Old Style is most available and popular.

Dad downed a six-pack before halftime of the Packers game. He rants about Favre when he's fully krausened.

by GSBRJB February 22, 2008

kräusening

Going two or more days without bathing
(der. from beer brewing practice of adding actively fermenting wort to a batch ready for bottling in order to encourage further fermentation in the bottle)

"By the stank rolling off Larry on Monday morning, I gathered he drank himself gotch-eyed Friday night and had been kräusening ever since."

Angie usually kräusened on Sunday mornings while she did her laundry.

by spacklepants March 26, 2009

kraeusen'd

the act of getting extremely drunk at UW-La Crosse.

Man, I got so kraeusen'd last night that I pissed my pants and woke up in somebody's closet.

by dolby_digital October 23, 2007