Frozen Beer after Fermentation

[Changaz]

Hi guys I just realised that my beer is frozen when I was about to keg it. I turned the dial in the fridge to the max hoping it would cool the beer fast before kegging now all I am seeing is a bit or ice and beer. Questions: can I still keg the beer?

2. Is it going to affect the flavor?

Please help

Thanks 🍻🍻

 

[flars]

Let the beer thaw very slowly in the refrigerator. Give the beer a few days to a week. Flavor should not be affected. After thawing the beer may need some extra time for sediments that were picked up during freezing to drop out.

 

[DaWhip]

Shouldn't affect the flavor. I would let it warm until all the ice melted before racking to the keg personally, but it shouldn't matter much. Maybe some effect on clarity as flars mentioned.

I accidentally did this not too long ago too when I set my temp controller incorrectly on a cold crash. Ended up leaving about 1.5 gallons of ice in the carboy. Just lucky I caught it before the carboy burst. The whole brew was kind of experimental/seat of the pants, so a little ice distillation at the end was par for the course and it turned out fine, just a little more concentrated.

 

[superbrew53]

Been there. Done that. Just thaw it in the fridge and keg it. No problem.

 

[corkybstewart]

Or, save the unfrozen liquid, you have just done an freeze distillation. The liquid is much higher in alcohol than the original and can be very good, but very strong.

 

[Changaz]

Thanks guys appreciate it 😊