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Offline erockrph

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Re: what temp does beer freeze?
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2016, 02:50:48 pm »
what does everyone shoot for as the final lager/cold crash temp?  i set my freezer to -1C.
I lager at 30F. -1C is 30.2F. Close enough.
Same here. It gives a little wiggle room in case your controller overshoots by a degree or two.
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Re: what temp does beer freeze?
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2016, 03:01:46 pm »
what does everyone shoot for as the final lager/cold crash temp?  i set my freezer to -1C.
I lager at 30F. -1C is 30.2F. Close enough.
Same here. It gives a little wiggle room in case your controller overshoots by a degree or two.
Used by many German brewers too.
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