zachriggle
Member
I've finally got a freezer that I can do temperature control with. Works great.
However, I'd like to drop as much yeast out of suspension as possible before transferring to a keg, and I'd like to avoid a secondary for clearing. Since more things fall out of suspension after chilling, I'd like to do that step before transferring to a keg. It seems to me that, after reaching the terminal gravity, I should just be able to drop the temperature to ~40*F and have everything fall out, and the beer's already cold, and ready to go.
Are there any issues with doing this? I've heard various things about yeast cleaning up after themselves, and I imagine this may interfere with that since they'll all flocculate/go dormant.
However, I'd like to drop as much yeast out of suspension as possible before transferring to a keg, and I'd like to avoid a secondary for clearing. Since more things fall out of suspension after chilling, I'd like to do that step before transferring to a keg. It seems to me that, after reaching the terminal gravity, I should just be able to drop the temperature to ~40*F and have everything fall out, and the beer's already cold, and ready to go.
Are there any issues with doing this? I've heard various things about yeast cleaning up after themselves, and I imagine this may interfere with that since they'll all flocculate/go dormant.