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    YACCQ - Yet Another Cold Crashing Question - Using Salt on Ice

    I've not seen it mentioned, but when making ice-cream most people add salt to the ice so the milk/cream is exposed to the right temps. Wouldn't adding salt to the ice bath make sense for cold crashing too?
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    Cold Crashing without larger container

    Hi guys, I'm about to move my lager from it's secondary fermenter to the bottles to carbonate. I'll be adding gelatin in before I bottle but I understand that cold crashing may be needed to clarify the beer. I haven't large enough refridgerator space, don't have any large buckets or containers...
  3. Surly_goat

    Shocking yeast with glycol

    Hey guys I'm currently designing a multi vessel fermentation setup. I don't have the space for a chamber. I'm very space limited but have technical expertise so have decided to go DIY glycol chiller route. Glycol bath and AC on balcony, fermentation chambers just inside wall. I'm wondering if...
  4. iamleescott

    Belgian Whitbier- Cold Crash or Not?

    Hi all, After reading through the forums, there's some people that say crash regardless...then others that argue that wheat beer is if couse supposed to be cloudy....don't crash. So....whats a guy supposed to do? Thanks for your thoughts. Lee
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    Jump Start fermentation after Cold Crash?

    Hello everyone, Looked on the forum and didn't find an answer specific to my question so forgive me if it is already answered somewhere. I made an Irish red with a full gravity of 1.06. and fermented at 65F. Started to cold crash at day 9 or 10, thinking everything was done, let it go for 2...
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    Failed Cold Crash

    I followed the directions provided in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/cold-crashing-cider.46017/ After racking it 4 inches above the lees into a new carboy, I didn't have fridge space, so I left it outside in 5 degree weather for 24 hours. It was frozen slush when I...
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