Have you ever bought a warm lager from the grocery store? Even if you haven't, it may have been shipped warm.So is it a myth that warming beer once it's chilled will "skunk" it? I would only consider storing under CO2
I got out of that habit. The instructions said 1-3°F per day. I was tired of taking a week and a half to get to lager temps at 2°/day drop. I'm still pleased enough.Remember to slowly adjust your temperatures so you don't shock the beer.
I got out of that habit. The instructions said 1-3°F per day. I was tired of taking a week and a half to get to lager temps at 2°/day drop. I'm still pleased enough.
I would just recommend racking carefully. I design my recipes to have 6.5 gallons in the brewpot at flameout. That allows me to have enough to fill a 5 gallon keg completely, going from primary to secondary to keg for all beers, ales and lagers. I use a 6.5 gallon carboy for Ale fermentation. I have a 6 gallon carboy I'll only use for lagers. I don't cold crash, but I suppose my lagers are cold crashed by definition. Primary 55°F, lager at 34°. I think logistics is what's preventing me from cold crashing.
It is. What could happen is, if the beer wasn't stabilized, is haze formation. If the beer is in amber glass or aluminum, it won't skunk. Light is required to skunk beer.So is it a myth that warming beer once it's chilled will "skunk" it? I would only consider storing under CO2
It is. What could happen is, if the beer wasn't stabilized, is haze formation. If the beer is in amber glass or aluminum, it won't skunk. Light is required to skunk beer.
Im looking at the same scenario i can hold 3 kegs in kegerator but want a 4 or 5 keg for leway. I think a good cold crash and geletin then transfer to keg purge and sit at ambient should be fine in theory. Once one is kicked swap out warm keg wait a week and should be good.
Let us know how you get on mase.
Decided to take an alternate or at least an interim route. Instead of getting more kegs, I purchased "The Last Straw" bottle filler. This will allow me to empty a keg that is needed for another beer.