I finished my kegerator and was waiting for my beer to finish fermenting. I put the beer in the keg and then turned the fridge on with the beer in it. I went down yesterday and tried to get some beer out the tap and nothing happened. I thought well maybe the fridge is to cold and it froze in the line. I turned it down a little. Today went down to get some... same thing. I thought that's weird so I opened the corny and guess what. I have a beer popsicle. Is my beer ruined? I unplugged the fridge to let it thaw out.
There's some good advise badbrew! Haha. I should have started the fridge prior with a thermometer. That's not the question I'm asking. Is my beer ruined or do I thaw it and put it back under CO2?
I bet it will be drinkable once carbed up right. Let it warm up over night then test the line. Then blast it. But seriously, this $5 amazon fridge thermo was a great investment. I stare at it every day to make sure the cooler is working right.
I recently accidentally froze the back 2inches of a chinook ipa carboy i was cold crashing because I didn't realize it was touching my refrigerator back plate. I racked the remaining beer and two weeks later was drinking the best beer I ever made. crystal clear, stronger than expected and delicious.
Help! I froze my first kegged beer
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