[IBU] freezing point of beer

[Cleghorn, Andy]

Not an engineer or lab rat, but I am a beer drinker that on occasion is
too lazy to put things away.  I don't know what the temp is, but I do
know the alcohol has an effect. I had some beers in the garage during
the last cold spell.  I had two light beers freeze and pop the caps.
The Fosters slushed up but didn't distort the can.   The Celebration and
Old Scratch Barley wine were a bit over chilled for beer snobs, but none
the worse for wear.

One thing I have found out in the past that freezing beer doesn't
necessarily hurt it.  If you thaw it back out slowly it seems to be OK.

-----Original Message-----
From: ibu-bounces at iowabrewersunion.org
[mailto:ibu-bounces at iowabrewersunion.org] On Behalf Of Mike Edwards
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 3:53 PM
To: Iowa Brewers Union
Subject: [IBU] freezing point of beer

I know I could probably google or wikipedia (is that a verb yet?) this
answer, but since we have so many engineers and lab-rats in the club, I
figured I'd stir up some e-mails with this:  What is the freezing point
of beer, and does the alcohol content have a significant effect on it?

See y'all at DRAW!

Prost!
Mike

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