Title: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: SprocketFuel on February 22, 2017, 10:06:50 PM
Post by: SprocketFuel on February 22, 2017, 10:06:50 PM
Evening all, I think I've had a bit of a disaster.
Started cold crashing a beer yesterday but never checked what the fridge was set to. Zero is the answer :-[
My beer is now like a 20L slush puppy. about 75% frozen.
(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/IMG20170222213542_zpsgnf3x9ua.jpg)
Is it ruined or should i just let it thaw out and bottle it?
I've sanitized a knife and broken it up a bit
http://vid1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/VID20170222213507_zps74op4ekn.mp4
Started cold crashing a beer yesterday but never checked what the fridge was set to. Zero is the answer :-[
My beer is now like a 20L slush puppy. about 75% frozen.
(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/IMG20170222213542_zpsgnf3x9ua.jpg)
Is it ruined or should i just let it thaw out and bottle it?
I've sanitized a knife and broken it up a bit
http://vid1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/VID20170222213507_zps74op4ekn.mp4
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: mick02 on February 22, 2017, 10:26:35 PM
Post by: mick02 on February 22, 2017, 10:26:35 PM
This had happened to some of my beer before. I just let it thaw and drank it (it froze in the keg)
I think it lost something but was still a decent beer to drink.
I think it lost something but was still a decent beer to drink.
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: Shanna on February 22, 2017, 10:40:06 PM
Post by: Shanna on February 22, 2017, 10:40:06 PM
Freeze distillation anyone :P - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_freezing#Freeze_distillation
Quote from: Stecleary84 on February 22, 2017, 10:06:50 PM
Evening all, I think I've had a bit of a disaster.
Started cold crashing a beer yesterday but never checked what the fridge was set to. Zero is the answer :-[
My beer is now like a 20L slush puppy. about 75% frozen.
(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/IMG20170222213542_zpsgnf3x9ua.jpg)
Is it ruined or should i just let it thaw out and bottle it?
I've sanitized a knife and broken it up a bit
http://vid1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/VID20170222213507_zps74op4ekn.mp4
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: SprocketFuel on February 22, 2017, 10:46:37 PM
Post by: SprocketFuel on February 22, 2017, 10:46:37 PM
Quote from: Shanna on February 22, 2017, 10:40:06 PM
Freeze distillation anyone
Smithwicks will love that step so ???
Title: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: Leann ull on February 22, 2017, 10:47:19 PM
Post by: Leann ull on February 22, 2017, 10:47:19 PM
"It'll be grand"
That's how I won a medal in nationals one year
Let it come back up slowly and you'll end out with beer like this
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170222/9e21015d20b4863b89c3e4e29bc8da28.jpg)
That's how I won a medal in nationals one year
Let it come back up slowly and you'll end out with beer like this
(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170222/9e21015d20b4863b89c3e4e29bc8da28.jpg)
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: LordEoin on February 23, 2017, 07:31:20 AM
Post by: LordEoin on February 23, 2017, 07:31:20 AM
skim out the ice and make an eisbier!
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: Simon_ on February 23, 2017, 07:59:09 AM
Post by: Simon_ on February 23, 2017, 07:59:09 AM
I've done it a few times. I just let it thaw and it was none the worse. Made an Eisbock on one of these occasions
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: Dunkel on February 23, 2017, 12:29:37 PM
Post by: Dunkel on February 23, 2017, 12:29:37 PM
IIRC, John Palmer in "How to Brew" did exactly the same thing. He let it thaw and it turned out fine :)
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: Leann ull on February 23, 2017, 01:37:43 PM
Post by: Leann ull on February 23, 2017, 01:37:43 PM
Don't fully defrost it and call it Coors Light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGk9RiWwei0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGk9RiWwei0
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: SprocketFuel on March 27, 2017, 09:58:00 PM
Post by: SprocketFuel on March 27, 2017, 09:58:00 PM
this turned out beautiful.
must make a balls of all batches from now on
(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/IMG20170326202144_zpssd041y9b.jpg)
(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/IMG20170327214441_zpskjz8iiwn.jpg)
must make a balls of all batches from now on
(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/IMG20170326202144_zpssd041y9b.jpg)
(http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/hh593/stecleary84/IMG20170327214441_zpskjz8iiwn.jpg)
Title: Re: Cold crash to frozen
Post by: LordEoin on March 28, 2017, 07:17:46 AM
Post by: LordEoin on March 28, 2017, 07:17:46 AM
That's how the Belgians roll