/sci/ - Science & Math

[Anonymous No.2352196]

/sci/, how do I calculate the freezing point of beer?

[Anonymous No.2352202]

Put it in the freezer.
Has it frozen?
If yes then it freezes above the temperature of your freezer
If no you have a defective freezer

[Anonymous No.2352212]

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=freezing+point+of+beer

[truckerfag !!xXmBuWkIT3n No.2352230]

>>2352202
>MFW a measurement is offered as a calculation

Depends on the pressure inside the container, bro.

This gets pretty messy to calculate, as water has its highest density a few degrees before freezing, then begins to expand as the molecules slow into a hexagonal crystaline structure.

Just measure it, or see if someone has made up a phase chart/triple point chart for beer for some bizarre reason, and match it up to the starting pressure, and move up from there by decreasing temperature incrimentally.

Be sure to aggitate the liquid when you check to prevent a potential "instant-freeze" condition when you go to pour.

I'm guessing between 28F and 18F though, based on data I've collected on 16oz cans of monster I've left in my truck overnight.

[truckerfag !!xXmBuWkIT3n No.2352246]

>>2352212
>Google results suggest between -28F and 20F

>OP isn't a fag for asking

WAT

[Anonymous No.2352313]

The different parts of it will freeze at different temperatures. Ethanol freezes at something like -120C. If you keep it between that and 0C you can collect the ice crystals and end up with a higher concentration of ethanol.
Pretty sure it's illegal to do that though.

[Macfags eat shit on a daily basis No.2352510]

>>2352313
it's called cold distillation, it's how they make beers with very high alcohol concentration , like ecu28 (28% alcohol).
also, i worked in a brewery, and ice crystals appeared in beer below -4/-5°c.