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Darren Jeory

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Hi all,

I was wondering if you can cold condition then bottle/carb or if you should bottle first?

Thanks
 
Hi @Darren Jeory
Once fermentation is complete you can cold crash your beer to clear it, then transfer to a keg or bottle to carbonate it using sugar. Carbonation usually takes 7-10 days in a warm place, it’s effectively another fermentation process. Once carbonated the packaged beer can be conditioned somewhere cool, around 10-12 degrees C, to clear.
 
Well, assuming this is for bottling with natural carbonation:
Cold crashing before bottling is an option to help clarify the beer. Then bottle then carb at room temperature, then put somewhere cool to condition
 
Hi all,

I was wondering if you can cold condition then bottle/carb or if you should bottle first?

Thanks
It depends on your needs really as cold conditioning is just lagering basically though some do cold crash which is normally used to drop yeast out of suspension prior to bottling.
 
Well...im waiting for some new bottles to arrive so primary finished a week ago and I thought I would take advantage of the cold weather and move my FV outside to crash but then I wondered if this would make the yeast drop out leaving nothing leftbfor carbing?
 
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