dierythmus
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Im close to racking my finished NB Dead Ringer extract brew. For the first time, I skipped the secondary and dry hopped in the primary.
Ive never cold crashed anything before, and I had some questions. Am I correct in that the overall goal of cold crashing is to pull the stuff in suspension to the bottom of the fermenter? That way, I can rack a clearer beer from the top of the fermenter into my corny?
Is there a prime temperature for cold crashing? I dont have a fridge big enough to put the primary into, but I have an enclosed shed in my backyard. Over the next few days it looks like the temperature will fluctuate between high 40s during the day and mid 20s at night. Is the temperature fluctuation a bad thing? Do I risk freezing my beer? If this is the case, should I simply not cold crash?
Ive never cold crashed anything before, and I had some questions. Am I correct in that the overall goal of cold crashing is to pull the stuff in suspension to the bottom of the fermenter? That way, I can rack a clearer beer from the top of the fermenter into my corny?
Is there a prime temperature for cold crashing? I dont have a fridge big enough to put the primary into, but I have an enclosed shed in my backyard. Over the next few days it looks like the temperature will fluctuate between high 40s during the day and mid 20s at night. Is the temperature fluctuation a bad thing? Do I risk freezing my beer? If this is the case, should I simply not cold crash?