Will my beer carbonate in the fridge?

[Skrilla]

Hey first time brewing and have a question for everyone. I have everything bottled up (making an Anchor liberty ale clone) and was wondering if leaving some of my beers in the fridge to carbonate would work? I have the majority of my beers out at about 70 degrees but left 6 in the fridge to experiment. I plan on leaving those for a month then opening one to see if anything has happened. Anyone have any experience with this? Will there be a difference from the beers not in the fridge other then the length of time it will take to carb?

Thanks,

-Dan-

 

[Yooper]

If you used an ale yeast, it will go dormant at under about 55 degrees. So, no, they won't carb up in the fridge at all. With a lager yeast, it might carb up but very very slowly.

 

[iron_city_ap]

What type of yeast did you use? Some yeasts stay active at lower temperatures, and others won't. I'm guessing they won't be as carbed as the ones you have sitting outside of the fridge.

 

[breez7]

from my experience it will not carbonate. Ale yeast is a top fermenting yeast. When you chill it, it will floculate (drop to the bottom) and go dormate. Don't waste the sixer, leave it out to carb up and enjoy.

 

[Skrilla]

So taking it out after a day in the fridge will be alright?

 

[Yooper]

So taking it out after a day in the fridge will be alright?

Yes, that would be fine. You may want to turn it end-over-end to resuspend any yeast that fell to the bottom, but it's probably not a big deal if you don't.

 

[Skrilla]

thanks a lot yooper