Cold Crashing a NEIPA

[Brew Cat]

any feedback ?

 

[Brew Cat]

I just turned off my temperature control to let my Sip Of Sunshine cool to ambient about 60F
normally I cold crash slowly to low 30s and that's what I'm planning.
what do you people do with your NEIPA?
just curious

 

[Bigbre04]

I send it straight down to "as cold as my jackets will get it" which is generally about 4C with a single batch in the tank.

 

[Donoroto]

When I cold crash, I go as cold as possible as fast as possible.

 

[Sunfire96]

Are you able to prevent oxygen ingress? That would affect my decision to lower temp slowly or as quick as possible

 

[Brew Cat]

When I pressure ferment I drop it overnight but if just using the air lock I do it over a few days. I'm not in a hurry
It's at 50 now I'll probably keg in 2 days while watching football

 

[Sunfire96]

Smart. The closest I got to brewing a NEIPA was Wayner's Pale Ale back when I was still using a 3 gallon plastic fermonster. Did my bottling via tube and wand as careful as I could, but used swing top bottles instead of crown cap. Between the bottling and swing tops the whole batch was oxidized. Oxygen will destroy a hoppy beer before anything else will

 

[Brew Cat]

Smart. The closest I got to brewing a NEIPA was Wayner's Pale Ale back when I was still using a 3 gallon plastic fermonster. Did my bottling via tube and wand as careful as I could, but used swing top bottles instead of crown cap. Between the bottling and swing tops the whole batch was oxidized. Oxygen will destroy a hoppy beer before anything else will

I only do two Julius for a friend and Sip of Sunshine for me. The Julus recipe I got from BYO the SOS I got from our buddy Rad. Really most of them I don't care for. When Heady first came out used to find up north at my camp that's near Burlington, It was good but not quite sure what it was. I don't think they where even using the name NEIPA yet. Of course it went crazy and they stopped distributing. Now have to go to the brewery. Same with Trilium used to only be able to get theirs in Growlers in Boston. Those days are gone. I kind of miss them. Had to search out breweries I remember some places like NEBCO banging on their garage door growler in hand. That's why we would home brew. Now I'm blown away by what's available. Of course with my habit I would go broke if I didn't brew. I'm partial to the good stuff

 

[Craigerrr]

I never, ever cold crash a NEIPA (a Hazy). I drop it to serving temperature for a couple days, then keg it. You don't want all of the goodness that you put so much effort into to drop out...

 

[Sunfire96]

I never, ever cold crash a NEIPA (a Hazy). I drop it to serving temperature for a couple days, then keg it. You don't want all of the goodness that you put so much effort into to drop out...

That sounds like cold crashing to me. In your opinion what's the difference?

 

[Brew Cat]

Well it is in my opinion. What I consider a real cold crash is at freezing pt. Once you have it in the keg it settles anyway which I guess is my point. I personally don't think all that stuff really matters. Some people like it which is fine. I like when it settles a little. Not completely. Drink them fresh.
I'm going @Craigerrr s route

 

[Craigerrr]

That sounds like cold crashing to me. In your opinion what's the difference?

In my opinion, cold crashing is reducing to as near to freezing as you can get, and keeping it there for a few days or more before packaging.

 

[Megary]

I do what @Craigerrr does and call it “Cold Conditioning”. Takes longer than crashing, but I believe the results are the same. I’ve always assumed people who crash are just impatient.

 

[Brew Cat]

guilty as charged

 

[Craigerrr]

I do what @Craigerrr does and call it “Cold Conditioning”. Takes longer than crashing, but I believe the results are the same. I’ve always assumed people who crash are just impatient.

I believe you are right!
A means to an end, potato/tomato...
With NEIPA (Hazy), I believe that you want to enjoy it as fresh as possible as the hops definitely fade over time, and you don't want all that lovely hop flavor that you invested in to drop out.
Just my opinion of course

 

[Donoroto]

Are you able to prevent oxygen ingress? That would affect my decision to lower temp slowly or as quick as possible

Yes. I pressurize (CO2) the fermenter at about 3 psi to avoid any oxygen. The fermenter is rated to 15 psi.

I certainly don’t crash a hefeweitzen or a hazy, but most everything else. Basically, if I use whirl-floc it gets a crash.

 

[Dave Y]

What does everyone think happens when you put the beer in the fridge? Whether it's in a keg or a bottle, it's getting a moderate 'cold crash'... unless you keep your beer fridge at English ale temps! Mine are mid to high 30's out in the garage, my target is around 38F.

 

[Sunfire96]

In my opinion, cold crashing is reducing to as near to freezing as you can get, and keeping it there for a few days or more before packaging.

Huh, apparently I've been using that term incorrectly. Good to know!

 

[Brew Cat]

The other thing at freezing temperatures is the settled trub is pretty solid
Piece of cake to rack off