martinlarosa
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Hi!
I usually do cold crashing to 0ºC (32F) as gradual enough to prevent the freezer overshooting and freezing the beer.
But now I read in How to Brew that Palmer says for Ales: Cool the beer down by 2ºF(1ºC) per day to about 9-15ºF(5-8ºC) below fermentation temp. For lagers he says not more than 10ºF(6ºC) per day to 35º(2ºC).
How does this reconcile to what I normally read as cold crashing at near 0ºC ? I see the lager recommendation fits the statement, but the Ale one doesn’t even come close.
I can feel a lot of diverging opinions coming !
Best regards!
Happy brewing!
I usually do cold crashing to 0ºC (32F) as gradual enough to prevent the freezer overshooting and freezing the beer.
But now I read in How to Brew that Palmer says for Ales: Cool the beer down by 2ºF(1ºC) per day to about 9-15ºF(5-8ºC) below fermentation temp. For lagers he says not more than 10ºF(6ºC) per day to 35º(2ºC).
How does this reconcile to what I normally read as cold crashing at near 0ºC ? I see the lager recommendation fits the statement, but the Ale one doesn’t even come close.
I can feel a lot of diverging opinions coming !
Best regards!
Happy brewing!