hopvine
Well-Known Member
Hey guys,
Multiple times over my (relatively short) homebrewing career, I've had people ask whether or not it's true that beer goes bad if it transitions from warm to cold more than once (i.e. purchased from an uncooled shelf at the store, placed in the fridge, removed from the fridge a few days later, and then placed back into the fridge after the beer has come down to room temp).
I can't come up with a reason that this would cause the beer to go bad, unless the CO2 is coming out of solution and then reabsorbing multiple times which somehow has a negative effect on the beer. I also have never experienced beer going bad because of this, however I can't remember a specific time that I removed/replaced beer from the fridge.
Thoughts?
Multiple times over my (relatively short) homebrewing career, I've had people ask whether or not it's true that beer goes bad if it transitions from warm to cold more than once (i.e. purchased from an uncooled shelf at the store, placed in the fridge, removed from the fridge a few days later, and then placed back into the fridge after the beer has come down to room temp).
I can't come up with a reason that this would cause the beer to go bad, unless the CO2 is coming out of solution and then reabsorbing multiple times which somehow has a negative effect on the beer. I also have never experienced beer going bad because of this, however I can't remember a specific time that I removed/replaced beer from the fridge.
Thoughts?