Krausening

[Porterhound]

I have read some conflicting definitions of "krausening". I use it to define removing, after a few days, the foam/etc. from the top of a bucket-fermenting ale. First - Is this a proper application of the term? And Second - is the practice of removing that material detrimental to the fermentation of a top-fermenting product?

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

part of the Krausen is yeast but part is unwanted trub, the lighter the foam is yeast the darker or brown is unwanted, its best to leave it alone unless your in a perfectly sanitary area

 

[LarryBrewer]

Krausening is a way to bottle prime beer, but Kausen refers to the head that forms during fermentation.
http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Kraeusening

See the definitions at this page:
http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?ti ... wing_Terms

Foam scrapping is different. Braukaiser has a good write up on an experiment on exactly this subject:
http://braukaiser.com/blog/blog/2010/02 ... -the-beer/