Whoops. Frozen Fermenter

[Curly79]

Just checked my fermenter that had been cold crashing for 3 days to find that it's frozen solid!
It's a pale ale with US05.
I had it in a fridge that I am unfamiliar with as the fermentation fridge is still being used.
Can I just thaw it out and keg it ? Or is it buggered.

 

[timmi9191]

Its buggered, leave it out and Ill collect that buggered beer for you

 

[nosco]

EisIPA?

 

[Curly79]

So no harm done at all?
I'll leave it till tomorrow then keg it?

 

[manticle]

Leave it to defrost. Pretend it never happened.

 

[timmi9191]

As Norco says, consider an EisPA..

As it defrosts look to remove the last block of ice that looks pretty clear, look up Eisbock for info on the technique

 

[Curly79]

Thanks again gents[emoji106][emoji481]

 

[pist]

Leave it to thaw and keg as normal, it will be fine. Ive done this before myself

 

[Beamer]

As have I pist, I must say one of my clearest extract brews.

 

[wynnum1]

How old is the fermenter the freezing could stress the fermenter with the expansion and could fail at a later time.

 

[Curly79]

Pretty old. I'm gunna keg it this afternoon. I'll check it out when I clean it.

 

[AJ80]

Did this myself end of last winter when I froze batch of lager solid. Was worried as I rely on natural carbonation. Defrosted the fermenter and did a fast ferment test in a sanitised bottle which was over primed and capped with a sanitised balloon. Few days later and the balloon was filling up. Bottled as normal and they carbed up fine (took a bit longer than normal). The yeasties really are tough little buggers.

 

[wynnum1]

Did this myself end of last winter when I froze batch of lager solid. Was worried as I rely on natural carbonation. Defrosted the fermenter and did a fast ferment test in a sanitised bottle which was over primed and capped with a sanitised balloon. Few days later and the balloon was filling up. Bottled as normal and they carbed up fine (took a bit longer than normal). The yeasties really are tough little buggers.

If freezing killed yeast would make a lot of brewers happy like cider that gets too dry or ginger beer.

 

[Tex083]

I did this with a scotch ale @6.5% ABV. I was bottle carbing so added some DME to wake up the yeast and away she went, no dramas

 

[nosco]

I wish my ferm fridge could get that cold