Cold storage making my beer flat.

[Tony dodds]

Hello everyone.
I recently brewed a coffee stout using a st peters cream stout kit. I left the bottled beer at room temperature for 14 days. The bottles were nice and firm. They have been stored in my cold garage for 3 days now and are totally flat. I brought one inside last night and left it for 2 hours before opening and it was lovely and creamy, perfect carbonation. Any idea why?

 

[VW911]

The CO2 is more readily absorbed at lower temperatures. As it warms up, the gas becomes more "active".
Best bring a few indoors...

 

[Clint]

Yep...my kegs in the shed are up and down like a yo-yo.

 

[yrhendystu]

When you say they were flat did you open the bottle or did the bottle just not feel nice and firm?

 

[Tony dodds]

When you say they were flat did you open the bottle or did the bottle just not feel nice and firm?

They were flat, like black water

 

[Gerryjo]

Your garage must be darn cold and as mentioned above bring them in to warm up gently though no need for room temperature just around ten degrees.

 

[Tony dodds]

Your garage must be darn cold and as mentioned above bring them in to warm up gently though no need for room temperature just around ten degrees.

Yes mate I live in north Northumberland. It's been -2° at night. I'm just bringing them inside a couple at a time so I can't cane them all!

 

[Gingerbrews]

The extreme cold can play havoc with carbonation.
I had a commercial mini cask at Christmas stored in my hut. Brought it in and was totally flat, was all ready to make complaint, but next day was brilliantly carbed.....lesson learned

 

[Tony dodds]

The extreme cold can play havoc with carbonation.
I had a commercial mini cask at Christmas stored in my hut. Brought it in and was totally flat, was all ready to make complaint, but next day was brilliantly carbed.....lesson learned

Cheers mate

 

[Bernie]

Henry's law

 

[Tony dodds]

Henry's law

?

 

[Tony dodds]

Henry's law

I've just looked it up. Cheers mate.