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Offline norcaljp

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Re: Cold crashing alternative
« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2015, 03:53:39 pm »
Just realized this was a zombie thread.

Great timing this morning for me. I almost forgot to start my cold crash. It totally reminded me to go out to my garage and turn the temp down on my ferm chamber.

Gotta love it.
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Re: Cold crashing alternative
« Reply #16 on: November 10, 2015, 11:12:20 am »
Denny - I've experienced #1 with English, lager, and Kolsch ale strains. The lager was the last straw. It wasn't side-by-side, but it was the same recipe, brewing and fermentation schedule. Cold crashed beer was noticeably inferior.

I think I've also experienced it in a saison, but I couldn't rule out other variables.

#2 is more a physical than a sensory observation. When all of the liquid in the airlock gets sucked into the carboy after cooling, there is obviously air introduced.

Overall - NOT cold crashing has NOT negatively affected my beer or process. OTOH, a slow rise in temp to finish fermentation followed by a slow steady ramp down to maturation temp has, IMO, made huge improvements. Other than a short gain in time, I don't see any benefits in a cold crash vs slowly cooling.
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Cold crashing alternative
« Reply #17 on: November 12, 2015, 12:09:49 pm »
Not to mention cold crash lowers temp gradually , not like going from room temp to 32F in an hour.  Once yeast are done, crash away and either keg or gelatin and keg works for me.


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Re: Cold crashing alternative
« Reply #18 on: November 12, 2015, 03:39:39 pm »
Not to mention cold crash lowers temp gradually , not like going from room temp to 32F in an hour.  Once yeast are done, crash away and either keg or gelatin and keg works for me.


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I have a theory that cold crashing to 30F its good for my chest freezer. Being able to run throttle wide open overnight once a month, seems to me, is a good thing. Its also been very good to my beer.

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Re: Cold crashing alternative
« Reply #19 on: November 12, 2015, 03:40:52 pm »

Not to mention cold crash lowers temp gradually , not like going from room temp to 32F in an hour.  Once yeast are done, crash away and either keg or gelatin and keg works for me.


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I have a theory that cold crashing to 30F its good for my chest freezer. Being able to run throttle wide open overnight once a month, seems to me, is a good thing. Its also been very good to my beer.

Could be right.


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