jerrylotto
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Water volume change by temperature is pretty negligible, the bigger change is the volume of gas overhead shrinking (decreasing pressure). You can use the ideal gas law PV=nRT as an approximation - pressure in the headspace is approximately proportional to temp (in degrees Kelvin)- dissolving C02 reduces "n". Water shrinks slightly with decreasing temp above 4 degrees C and then expands again as temp drops below 4C until it after it freezes with decreasing temperature. Best way to cold crash IMHO is under positive CO2 pressure in a keg.You will still have suck-back, as the negative pressure is caused by the colder liquid absorbing more gasses, not just CO2. You also have the volume of the liquid itself shrinking due to the temperature change.