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Date: 13 Aug 2006 21:29:43
From: Dick Adams
Subject: Honey, I froze the beer
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A 5-gallon pressurized corney was in a closet for at least
6 weeks. Three days ago I stuck it in the chest freezer.
48 hours later it was frozen and no beer cam out. Two days
ago I had surgery so I can't lift it. So I unplugged the
chest freezer and left it open. The keg is the lone occupant.
My basement is now about 77F (25C).
Any advice?
Dick
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Date: 13 Aug 2006 15:23:07
From: Sean
Subject: Re: Honey, I froze the beer
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Dick Adams wrote:
> A 5-gallon pressurized corney was in a closet for at least
> 6 weeks. Three days ago I stuck it in the chest freezer.
> 48 hours later it was frozen and no beer cam out. Two days
> ago I had surgery so I can't lift it. So I unplugged the
> chest freezer and left it open. The keg is the lone occupant.
> My basement is now about 77F (25C).
>
> Any advice?
>
> Dick
Does it still have pressure? If so, it should be fine. If not, slap
some CO2 on it at least to reset your seals and check them for any
damage. This has happened on a handful of occasions to me and it never
hurt my kegs. Because it has been frozen, you could easily jumper it
into another keg outside the freezer and it should be quite clear. In
short, move the liquid and not the container.
If it is not important to serve soon you could just as easily
chill/refreeze it under minimal pressure. Then defrost a few days
before serving.
Were you just defrosting the freezer? or the beer?
Besides the obvious, something seems to have gone wrong for you; I'm
actually talking about the surgery (or need for) and not the freezing
of the beer, but that too. If you were trying not to freeze the beer
and had the freezer on its highest temperature setting then it is
probably a good idea to defrost if you were planning on serving
something other than eisbier. Making a lot of guesses here.......could
we get more info as to your original intent?
In the meantime, I'd be thinking of a chain pulley on a track so I
could easily insert and extract kegs from my refigeration. IIRC, _you_
could probably figure out a way to deduct that from your taxes.
Get well soon,
Sean
P.S.: Does your dor also treat gear frenzy?
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Date: 14 Aug 2006 16:01:38
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Honey, I froze the beer
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:29:43 -0000, <rdadams@smart.net > wrote:
> A 5-gallon pressurized corney was in a closet for at least
> 6 weeks. Three days ago I stuck it in the chest freezer.
> 48 hours later it was frozen and no beer cam out. Two days
> ago I had surgery so I can't lift it. So I unplugged the
> chest freezer and left it open. The keg is the lone occupant.
> My basement is now about 77F (25C).
>
> Any advice?
Let it completely thaw and it should be fine.
John.
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Date: 14 Aug 2006 11:25:27
From: The Artist Formerly Known as Kap'n Salty
Subject: Re: Honey, I froze the beer
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John 'Shaggy' Kolesar wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:29:43 -0000, <rdadams@smart.net> wrote:
>
>>A 5-gallon pressurized corney was in a closet for at least
>>6 weeks. Three days ago I stuck it in the chest freezer.
>>48 hours later it was frozen and no beer cam out. Two days
>>ago I had surgery so I can't lift it. So I unplugged the
>>chest freezer and left it open. The keg is the lone occupant.
>>My basement is now about 77F (25C).
>>
>>Any advice?
>
>
> Let it completely thaw and it should be fine.
>
>
> John.
Based on what I've heard around here it may need a good mixing once it
thaws -- he'll probably want to give the keg a good shaking.
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