I. ˈkrȯiz ə n transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: German kräusen to add herbs to brewing beer, from krausen, kräusen to curl back from the edge (said of foam), curl, from Middle High German krūsen to curl, from krūs curly — more at curl
: to add strong newly fermenting wort to (beer) to produce natural carbonation — compare gyle
II. noun
( -s )
: fermenting wort