I'm planning a few batches for a family members wedding and have some beer storage questions. This is the first event of this kind I've done and am looking for advice.
The bottom line question; is it OK to let beer come back up to room temp after a cold crash? Is there a recommended process to do this?
I will have 6 or so corny kegs but I only have room to store 2 in my fridge. I think I'm going to cold crash them to clear them up then let them come up to room temp for storage. once they come out of the fridge and I transfer the beer to a keg, I'm going to hook it up to my spare CO2 bottle for carbonation. I have a Jocky box that I'll use at the wedding for serving.
I've been to events where the keg was kept under the table and fed through a jockey box. I wonder if they do the same thing or if they brew, and never cold crash before they serve. Also, it can't be too bad for the beer, considering I pick up Lagers at room temp at the store, then put in my fridge at home. They have to go through some kind of cold process for lagering, then they come up to room temp for shipping and storage in the store.
Any advice here would be appreciated.
Steve
The bottom line question; is it OK to let beer come back up to room temp after a cold crash? Is there a recommended process to do this?
I will have 6 or so corny kegs but I only have room to store 2 in my fridge. I think I'm going to cold crash them to clear them up then let them come up to room temp for storage. once they come out of the fridge and I transfer the beer to a keg, I'm going to hook it up to my spare CO2 bottle for carbonation. I have a Jocky box that I'll use at the wedding for serving.
I've been to events where the keg was kept under the table and fed through a jockey box. I wonder if they do the same thing or if they brew, and never cold crash before they serve. Also, it can't be too bad for the beer, considering I pick up Lagers at room temp at the store, then put in my fridge at home. They have to go through some kind of cold process for lagering, then they come up to room temp for shipping and storage in the store.
Any advice here would be appreciated.
Steve