Necessary to cold crash a RIS

[olotti]

I got a RIS that’s been in secondary for a year and I’d like to bottle it Tomm. However I won’t be able to cold crash it tonight and I plan on adding CBC-1 at bottling because it’s been in secondary so long. Is it necessary to cold crash this before bottling, would it be beneficial to the point I should wait a couple days so I can cold crash it first before bottling or for this beer would it not really matter as much.

 

[McKnuckle]

After an entire year in secondary, the beer should be as clear and conditioned as it's going to be. I would bottle it, carbonate it, and THEN put it in the cold. I can't imagine anything beneficial from a pre-bottling temperature change at this point.

 

[brewdude88]

no cold crash, you'll just suck air into secondary and risk oxidation on the beer that you've waited for so patiently. remember that the beer is very vulnerable to oxygen right now due to the lack of any active yeast.

 

[Dgallo]

no cold crash, you'll just suck air into secondary and risk oxidation on the beer that you've waited for so patiently. remember that the beer is very vulnerable to oxygen right now due to the lack of any active yeast.

Well he can prevent suckback in a variety of ways so that it does not pick up o2, so that really doesn’t answer his question. OP as @McKnuckle stated, since you conditioned it for an entire year all yeast and proteins have dropped out by now so you’re not gaining any benefit from the crash. Just like you stated added some CBC-1 with whatever priming solution and method you use and you’ll be good to go.

 

[brewdude88]

Well he can prevent suckback in a variety of ways so that it does not pick up o2, so that really doesn’t answer his question.

Wow, ok, it certainly does add to a good existing response by simply pointing out a reason that cold crashing could actually be detrimental in this case. The fact that he could prevent suckback does not infer that he would.

Your response is valuable to the OP by nature of another "no cold crash vote". He will see the consensus against cold crashing.

That being said, I don't quite understand your need to discredit someone else's reply, that adds something of value to the discussion, beyond just agreeing with the consensus.

 

[Dgallo]

Wow, ok, it certainly does add to a good existing response by simply pointing out a reason that cold crashing could actually be detrimental in this caseThe fact that he could prevent suckback does not infer that he would.

Your response is valuable to the OP by nature of another "no cold crash vote". He will see the consensus against cold crashing.

That being said, I don't quite understand your need to discredit someone else's reply, that adds something of value to the discussion, beyond just agreeing with the consensus.

You literally stated cold crashing “WILL” be detrimental, which is not the case. Cold crashing is NOT detrimental, only if done incorrectly. He asked a direct question about cold crashing for increasing sedimentation, which in his case would not be needed, due to his extended conditioning period.

I’m not taking any jabs at you by any means in my response. I corrected misleading information to the op and answered his direct question.

 

[brewdude88]

You literally stated cold crashing “WILL” be detrimental

I corrected misleading information to the op and answered his direct question.

The OP's direct question was simply to cold crash or not. This had already been answered very well, I registered my vote for no cold crash and added that cold crashing RISKS oxidation, not WILL oxidize.

Good thing for the OP the misinformation police are on the job lol! My comment might have made him skip cold crashing!... Wait... Isn't that what we all think he should do?

I think many would agree that there are multiple reasons to not cold crash in this situation, even if some COULD be mitigated depending on the OP's methods.

 

[Dgallo]

The OP's direct question was simply to cold crash or not. This had already been answered very well, I registered my vote for no cold crash and added that cold crashing RISKS oxidation, not WILL oxidize.

Good thing for the OP the misinformation police are on the job lol! My comment might have made him skip cold crashing!... Wait... Isn't that what we all think he should do?

I think many would agree that there are multiple reasons to not cold crash in this situation, even if some COULD be mitigated depending on the OP's methods.

Alright man

 

[Beer666]

I don't cold crash mine. Even if i bottle after 6 weeks. I don't cold crash any stouts anymore saying that.

 

[Smel76]

Ok cool. Thanks for the info. Brew day and bottling the stout Tomm it is.