jalgayer
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all-i was thinking of taking my 42F carboy and putting it outside at 18F from midnight til 9am. it has been at 42F for 4 days... is that too cold for too long or would it work well as the cold crash? thanks!
cold crashing at 20F?
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I would be worried about it freezing and possibly causing the carboy to burst.
jmkratt
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I agree, my thoughts exactly.
mojotele
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Yes, that cold will make for bad times.
Doc Robinson
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For 9 hours? Not a chance. You might get a layer of ice on the top, but there is no change of bulk freezing 5 gallons at 20 degrees for 9 hours. That said, I still wouldn't do it.
You want to cold crash the beer....not freeze crash/crack your carboy.
IceFisherChris
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Guys, he won't crack the carboy. I let mine sit outside until midnight last night and then I put a blanket around it and there was absolutely no ice on it. Not even a little skim. It was 21 degrees last night. If making ice were this easy, I'd still be ice fishing right now... 
seabrew8
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This is the first time i've even read about cold crashing - been looking around the last hour or so about it - What is the typical cold crash temp for ales? How long? What about kegging?
how about putting a sweatshirt around it to insulate a bit. Split the difference.
I have had my cooler in the 20s to crash cool a beer with no troubles, set a 6 degree gap from 26-32 if I remember right.
I have had my cooler in the 20s to crash cool a beer with no troubles, set a 6 degree gap from 26-32 if I remember right.
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jalgayer
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Well... Its time to put it out... I guess the bottom line is I am not gonna risk it.
It may work and clear the beer some... But if it freezes I would cry.
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It may work and clear the beer some... But if it freezes I would cry.
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All
