menschmaschine
Well-Known Member
OK, so now I know what it feels like to make a bone-head move in brewing. I was 2.5 weeks in primary for an AG Bitter and thought "hey, I'll crash cool it in my handy temp. controlled chest freezer a couple days before bottling this weekend." Well, temp. controls only work if the probe is actually IN THE FREEZER. You can call me whatever you like... I deserve it. Dumb-a$$ seems fitting.
So, my freezer was running non-stop for 24 hours and froze the beer pretty rock solid. It was in 2 Better Bottles, and they're all distorted, so at least they weren't glass... I think they would have cracked apart.
I'm hoping this will be one of those RDWHAHB threads. Questions:
-It's still good, right? (Like Homer Simpson trying to catch the flying pig at the BBQ)
-Will the beer suffer any ill effects in regard to flavor?
-Are the yeast dead? I'm bottling, so do I need to add more yeast to the bottling bucket?
-Anything else I should do? (Please say, RDWHAHB)
So, my freezer was running non-stop for 24 hours and froze the beer pretty rock solid. It was in 2 Better Bottles, and they're all distorted, so at least they weren't glass... I think they would have cracked apart.
I'm hoping this will be one of those RDWHAHB threads. Questions:
-It's still good, right? (Like Homer Simpson trying to catch the flying pig at the BBQ)
-Will the beer suffer any ill effects in regard to flavor?
-Are the yeast dead? I'm bottling, so do I need to add more yeast to the bottling bucket?
-Anything else I should do? (Please say, RDWHAHB)