Bottle Conditioning Temp

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  1. TrojanHopHead

    TrojanHopHead Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2014 California

    So I had a major brain fart and put my freshly bottled brews directly into the fridge on Friday. I am going to pull them out when I get home from work and keep them at ambient temp.

    Did I already kill my yeast (and any hope of carbonation)?
     
    #1 TrojanHopHead, Sep 14, 2015
  2. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    No you didn't kill the yeast and the beer should carb fine.
     
    #2 Brew_Betty, Sep 15, 2015
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  3. bgjohnston

    bgjohnston Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2009 Connecticut

    I assume you are not talking about a beer made with lager yeast to begin with. I might give the bottles a little bit of a shake when I move them to a warmer place to re-suspend the yeast a bit, but they should come back for the 2nd round once they are warm again.
     
    #3 bgjohnston, Sep 15, 2015
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  4. Lukass

    Lukass Pooh-Bah (2,891) Dec 16, 2012 Ohio
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    What they said ^. When you put them in the fridge the yeast just fell asleep. Getting the bottles back to room temp will wake them back up again. If the bottles are in a case of some sort, I'll usually flip the case upside down for a moment, and then flip it rightside up again. Just another quick way of getting the yeast back into suspension in the bottles.
     
    #4 Lukass, Sep 15, 2015
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  5. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    You have space in your fridge for 2 cases of beer?? Lucky!
     
    #5 inchrisin, Sep 16, 2015
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  6. TrojanHopHead

    TrojanHopHead Initiate (0) Jun 13, 2014 California

    Haha yeah, I have a dedicated beer fridge in the garage. But it was only 1 case; I brewed with a buddy and he took 1 home
     
    #6 TrojanHopHead, Sep 16, 2015
  7. bgjohnston

    bgjohnston Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2009 Connecticut


    There's your answer: go drink one of his first!
     
    #7 bgjohnston, Sep 16, 2015
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  8. atomeyes

    atomeyes Initiate (0) Jul 13, 2011 Canada (ON)

    when you buy your yeast from a homebrew store, where they keep the yeast in a fridge, do you get killed yeast? nopes
     
    #8 atomeyes, Sep 16, 2015
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