Having just acquired a way to cold crash, I've never done it before...
Questions:
- After cold crashing, do you generally allow the beer to warm back up before bottling it? (I'm concerned about thermal expansion in the bottle...is this even an issue?)
- If so, is there a "minimum" temp to reach before bottling
- Regarding the cold crashing itself...any tips on how to avoid "suck back" from the airlock or blow off container? (I did get a pretty significant amount, but fortunately my blow off tube was long enough that I was able to catch it and vent the tube before it got up to the bend back to the carboy...obviously I'm keeping the container lower than the carboy so as not to accidentally create a siphon...)
Questions:
- After cold crashing, do you generally allow the beer to warm back up before bottling it? (I'm concerned about thermal expansion in the bottle...is this even an issue?)
- If so, is there a "minimum" temp to reach before bottling
- Regarding the cold crashing itself...any tips on how to avoid "suck back" from the airlock or blow off container? (I did get a pretty significant amount, but fortunately my blow off tube was long enough that I was able to catch it and vent the tube before it got up to the bend back to the carboy...obviously I'm keeping the container lower than the carboy so as not to accidentally create a siphon...)