How long to cold crash an Ale?

[MrJames]

Have a Honey Ale in the fermenter (secondary) . I had read to run it for 3 days @ 37 F... Is this about right, prior to kegging??

 

[HopinJim]

I usually only do a day or two, and have had great results...YMMV.

 

[MrJames]

At what temps??

 

[terrapinj]

in general the colder and longer you crash it the more will drop out of suspension - different yeast strains tend to floc out quicker than others

i usually crash for 2-3 days around 35deg but have gone longer and shorter dep on my availability to keg

 

[BigFloyd]

Considering that it takes some time for the whole 5 gallons of liquid to obtain the colder temp, I crash for 5-7 days at 35-36*F. That has worked well for me for both kegged and bottled batches.

I'm in no hurry.

 

[HopinJim]

Sorry, forgot to include the temps...i crash in my keg fridge, which is set to 36F. Usually crystal clear after a day...but if was a big hop load, I let it go two. That's with the standard (for me) US-05. Flocks out really well. I imagine some of the English strains might take a little longer. But even when I do a Wit, using WLP-400, I usually only go two days tops...it's gonna be cloudy anyway after all...

I guess if I was to do a "competition" brew, I might let it go a little longer, but I'm brewing for me and my friends and family....

 

[MrJames]

Well I cold crashed my Honey Ale for 10 days at 35 F and just kegged it. I sampled it and I thought it was good. Probably going to keep it kegged for 2 weeks... Wasn't going to force carb unless someone suggests it. I did put in co2 and pull out as much oxygen as I could...