ElbowGrease
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What is the reason behind long cold crash/condition schedules of Belgian beers? For example, St.Bernardus Abt 12 will condition 6 to 8 weeks, and Westmalle Tripel 4-5 weeks. Yeast will flocculate earlier than that, so I guess there is some chemical process involved in maturing on low temperatures.