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Frozen beer

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  • 04-07-2012 9:01am
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    Lionel Messy
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    I left a bottle of Schneider Weisse in the freezer last night and forgot about it/passed out. Will it be ok?
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    adamski8
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    Surely youd be the best judge of that, crack it open and drink it.


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    irish_goat
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    I've found that defrosted beer often lacks fizz and loses flavour. A wheat beer might still come out grand. Either way, it won't kill you.


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    Seaneh
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    The carbonation will be gone more than likely, and might taste odd, the yeast will be dead too.

    Perfectly drinkable though.


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    rubadub
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    I find carbonation loss depends on how fully frozen it was. If it is pure ice then it can expand and actually crack open the lid a little.

    If it was in a chest freezer it is going to be worse than the small top freezer compartment in a small fridge. I remember finding an unfrozen bottle that was in a freezer compartment for a few days. These weird occurrences were shown on mythbusters, upon opening the bottle unfrozen liquid can freeze up. This can happen with fizzy water too.

    If you leave a dodgy bottle or can like this out you will notice the moisture in the air freezing on it, so best not open it. I leave these weird bottles to 'warm up' in the fridge for a day.

    If you have a flat bottle and do not want to throw it away, you could try mixing with another normal bottle, if you do not mind 2 semi flat ones. Or if you are a brewer you could try adding a little priming sugar and yeast to it and capping it.


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