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IvanTheTerribrew
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The answers are there but ill give you mine too: cold crashing is to get yeast out of suspension to get clearer beer. Get it as cold as you can for about 3 days at least. You don't need to warm it back up, but just keep in mind when you prime it for bottling that you don't have near boiling water with the dextrose and then add your beer directly to it. You'll want it to cool off a little first.
My opinion, homebrew is homebrew, it doesn't have to look amazing. Cheers
The answers are there but ill give you mine too: cold crashing is to get yeast out of suspension to get clearer beer. Get it as cold as you can for about 3 days at least. You don't need to warm it back up, but just keep in mind when you prime it for bottling that you don't have near boiling water with the dextrose and then add your beer directly to it. You'll want it to cool off a little first.
My opinion, homebrew is homebrew, it doesn't have to look amazing. Cheers
My process :
Add gelatin and crash to 32F.
Wait four days.
Bottle cold.
No need to cool down the boiled priming sugar...no reason to do this unless you are making a 1g batch. Even then it probably wouldn't matter.
Good luck. I highly recommend using gelatin with crashing. Get a box of Knox unflavored from your grocery store. I get very clear beer every time.
Add gelatin and crash to 32F.
Wait four days.
Bottle cold.
No need to cool down the boiled priming sugar...no reason to do this unless you are making a 1g batch. Even then it probably wouldn't matter.
Good luck. I highly recommend using gelatin with crashing. Get a box of Knox unflavored from your grocery store. I get very clear beer every time.
TheBrahmanBrewer
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in the two batches i have down, no gelatin, but cold crashed for 3-4 days and put in the priming solution around 70F and didn't warm up the cold crashed beer. turned out great and clear...here is a pic. this is from the 1st week and it got clearer after the 3rd week of bottling.
jonnyp1980
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My process. I put tin foil over the lid on my bucket or Carboy and stick it in the fridge for 3 day to a week.
I use about 1 tablespoon. I boil a small canning jar of water in the microwave (1-2 min) then let it cool slightly. Add the gel and stir. Wait 5-10 minutes then dump into beer and chill. You don't want to boil the gelatin.
