Carbonation - Need to chill to carbonate?

Brewed Bee Cave Hefeweizen back in November......I let it bottle condition for 3 weeks.....and last week put 1 beer in fridge and let it set there for 1 week.

Drank it yesterday.,.....and it is excellent...well carbonated and tastes great.

Question is do I need to let beer set in fridge for several days to chill and allow any co2 in airspace to enter solution....or is over-nite ok?

I always wait about 5-7 days....I think cause I read somewhere you need to let it set cold for co2 to enter beer solution fully......

Dying to drink some today!

Can you put them in the fridge for 2 weeks to chill carbonate and then remove them to drink at a later date?

It has bottle conditioned for 3 weeks......

I am wondering how long in fridge minimum....

nivaguk said:

Can you put them in the fridge for 2 weeks to chill carbonate and then remove them to drink at a later date?

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You carbonate at 70F for 3+ weeks THEN you chill to get it into solution. If you remove the beer from the fridge, you'll need to chill again for the same amount of time in order for the CO2 to get back into solution.

Yes....was wondering what a good timeframe is for getting c02 into solution in fridge....sounds like need to let set in fridge for a week min?

Thanks guys...confirmed my thought