cold conditioning

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by cpjtr9559, Oct 5, 2012.

  1. cpjtr9559 Member

    Location:
    New York
    new to home brewing and wondering what the point of cold conditioning is
    thanks
    cpjtr9559, Oct 5, 2012
    #1

  2. tngolfer Member

    Location:
    Tennessee
    The temperature slows everything down which encourages particles to fall out of suspension... leads to clearer beer.
    tngolfer, Oct 5, 2012
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  3. hopfenunmaltz Member

    Location:
    Michigan
    At lower temps many of the haze causing substances will coagulate into bigger particles. Stokes law says those will settle out much faster. Since particle size is the R^2 term, it has the big term in this.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokes'_law
    hopfenunmaltz, Oct 5, 2012
    #3

  4. inchrisin Member

    Location:
    Indiana
    Cold conditioning also increases the shelf life of a beer. I'm not sure why.
    inchrisin, Oct 5, 2012
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  5. HerbMeowing Member

    Location:
    Virginia
    HerbMeowing, Oct 5, 2012
    #5

  6. warchez Member

    Location:
    Massachusetts
    Simply slows down staling/oxidation reactions in the beer.
    warchez, Oct 5, 2012
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