frailn
Well-Known Member
I want to try cold crashing, but I currently do not have fridge space to cold crash 5 gallons of beer that are in my carboy. But, I was thinking, I might be able to cold crash by just putting the carboy outside, considering the cool fall temps. My plan is to cold crash starting tonight (Tuesday) and bottle on Saturday. So 3.5 - 4 days of cold crash.
I checked my weather outlook for Kansas City. The lowest it will get is 33F. The highest during the day will be 67F.
1. Good idea or bad idea? And why do you think so?
2. This is an all extract batch, with only 8 ounces of specialty grains for color/flavor. The rest of the fermentables are 6.6 pounds of light LME. Is there any advantage to cold crashing extract batches? Or is it only beneficial for AG batches?
Thanks!
I checked my weather outlook for Kansas City. The lowest it will get is 33F. The highest during the day will be 67F.
1. Good idea or bad idea? And why do you think so?
2. This is an all extract batch, with only 8 ounces of specialty grains for color/flavor. The rest of the fermentables are 6.6 pounds of light LME. Is there any advantage to cold crashing extract batches? Or is it only beneficial for AG batches?
Thanks!