I'm puzzled by cold crashing.

[DRonco]

If you cold crash to settle the yeast, then how is it that there is still yeast to carbonate the bottles. Is just that the amount needed to carbonate is far less than I suspect?

 

[lumpher]

yes. yeast only goes dormant when you cold-crash; it doesn't die. it'll wake up and replicate enough to eat the sugar and carb the beer when you bottle

 

[DRonco]

Fascinating little buggers.

 

[chumpsteak]

Plenty will stay in suspension. Ive cold crashed for 3 weeks and still bottle carbed.