Cold crash apfelwien

[Alucard1983]

So I was gonna cold crash my apfelwien by putting it out side all night.. It's suppose to get down to 27 tonight do you think it will hurt it?

 

[BrewUpAndSup]

What would that do to it? Mine has just stopped fermenting and don't know what to do with it now. What is cold crashing?

 

[Noe]

To cold crash you need to rack it, cool, and rack again. This will get the lees to fall to the bottom and you can rack off of them. There is a difference between cooling and cold crashing. I'm not sure about leaving it out at night. If it's below freezing, and you have a glass bottle it could freeze and crack. I'm not saying it will but it could. If I was going to cold crash I would want it to be in a more controlled enviroment.

 

[Alucard1983]

Well I have a water container for a water cooler I use to get filtered water in. What If I put it in that Tommrow it's suppose to be about 40 Tommrow put it out on the deck in the shade and a tshirt on it and leave it out there all day or until it hits freezing temp? I have a old leather jacket that I can put ot it as well.. I'm not worried about the covering because I live on a fifth floor of an apartment building.

 

[Noe]

Will the water container be able to keep the air out of it?

 

[Alucard1983]

I'm pretty sure also is almost clear but I have to finish for Tommrow when it's my wife's birthday so I can fit it on tap