carbonation at low temps

[brydo]

hi guys, maybe an obvious one here, but ill ask anyway. was wondering if there are any advantages to the beer if straight after bottling you stick it straight in the cold ? i have brewed a biab lager using salflager 23. the celler at work is a constant 10 degrees, will the beer still carbonate at this tempreture just taking longer perhaps and will storing it straight away have any effect on flavour do you reckon ? cheers guys

 

[McMullan]

I'd leave them at room temp for a week or two. Then in the fridge. I'm guessing it would take ages to carb them at lower temperatures.

 

[brydo]

Yeah I reckoned that would be the case. I don't mind leaving them for ages straight in the cold if it would improve the flavour as I have a good stock built up now but after checking the Internet as well it seems there is no advantage to putting them straight in the cold

 

[DiBosco]

FWIW I've bottled three all-grain beers and stuck 'em straight in the cellar. They've carbonated fine. That's not to say they might not have carbonated faster in warmer temps, but they've turned out really nicely going straight into cooler temperatures.