cold crashing- how cold is too cold

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  1. mikestab

    mikestab Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2015 Pennsylvania

    I've been reading about using gelatin to clarify beer.
    Supposedly you want to cold crash for 24-48 hours with gelatin added before bottling correct?
    I was thinking of putting the fermenter bucket outside in the shed after I add the gelatin today then bottle Sunday.
    I dont have any extra frig space or and extra cold source to do this inside.
    The temp is going to be 5 tonight and in the low 30's tomorrow into Sunday.

    Are these temps too cold for this?
     
    #1 mikestab, Feb 20, 2015
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    5F will freeze your beer, depending on how long it sits at that temp.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Feb 20, 2015
  3. hoptualBrew

    hoptualBrew Initiate (0) May 29, 2011 Florida

    I wouldn't do any colder than 30
     
    #3 hoptualBrew, Feb 20, 2015
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  4. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    You can put the fermentor inside and use a cold water bath with an occasional dose of ice.
     
    #4 Brew_Betty, Feb 20, 2015
  5. ronobvious2

    ronobvious2 Initiate (0) Aug 24, 2010 Tennessee

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    #5 ronobvious2, Feb 20, 2015
  6. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

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    #6 Brew_Betty, Feb 20, 2015
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  7. mikestab

    mikestab Initiate (0) Jan 18, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Sounds good. Havent used gelatin yet and figured I'd try it. Read were colder the better but not freezing cold. Figured I'd get a little help from Mother Nature.
    Maybe I'll wait until Saturday where the temp is suppose to warm up to the 30's and into the 40's Sunday before dropping again.
    I'll have to get Irish moss or something similar and add it to the boil next time.
     
    #7 mikestab, Feb 20, 2015
  8. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
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    I don't think there is a "too cold". You ferment between 60-70 normally. A day or two at 0-30 will do the trick. Five gallons drops slowly
     
    #8 jlordi12, Feb 20, 2015
  9. ChrisMyhre

    ChrisMyhre Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    So I actually managed to partially freeze a cold crashing Saison overnight last night. Couldn't figure out why the liquid stopped flowing this morning until I discovered an ice chunk. Managed to transfer 4.75 gallons to the keg and call it good. Ice-on DuPont?
     
    #9 ChrisMyhre, Feb 21, 2015
  10. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    I turned my fridge all the way down on an IIPA that I just kegged. I had frozen hops at the top. That was too cold. I now have an EisIIPA.
     
    #10 inchrisin, Feb 22, 2015
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