keesh
Well-Known Member
So. I wanted to cold-crash my pale ale, so I stuck it in my beer fridge. This fridge has had fermenting beer in it before. However, this fridge is a bit weird because it has a freezer section in it that was removed, so it is basically a giant freezer. This hadn't been a problem before, but the other day I tried taking the face-plate off from the freezer section in order to find the thermostat. I didn't find it, so I put it back together, but I must have done something because my beer is frozen. Solid. Overnight. I just took the temperature.. it is 15F in there.
So long story short, has this ever happened to anyone? Is this batch shot? I am probably going to drink it still, but I'd have to imagine it is going to have a lot wrong with it. Is the alcohol going to have dissipated? Holy crap I can't believe this happened.
edit: well I did some more research and found Palmer's 'frozen lager' so anyways I think I will be okay. It is a little disconcerting having an entire beer frozen solid, and not just part of it, like Palmer's. I think it was a little silly of me to think the alcohol would evaporate, though.
So long story short, has this ever happened to anyone? Is this batch shot? I am probably going to drink it still, but I'd have to imagine it is going to have a lot wrong with it. Is the alcohol going to have dissipated? Holy crap I can't believe this happened.
edit: well I did some more research and found Palmer's 'frozen lager' so anyways I think I will be okay. It is a little disconcerting having an entire beer frozen solid, and not just part of it, like Palmer's. I think it was a little silly of me to think the alcohol would evaporate, though.