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Offline Elderberry

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In Wisconsin, freeze hits the beer
« on: January 29, 2019, 10:08:34 pm »
WEAU 1/29/2019

https://www.weau.com/content/news/In-Wisconsin-freeze-hits-the-beer-505038101.html

Just how cold is it getting in the Midwest? Cold enough that some beer trucks won't be delivering.

At least two distributors will delay or suspend deliveries on Wednesday due to extreme cold.

Rod Fisher, general manager of General Beer Northwest in Chippewa Falls, said he's worried beer will freeze in the trucks, especially on rural routes. His company is delaying and limiting some deliveries in its 14-county area.

Park Ridge Distributing of nearby Eau Claire won't send trucks out at all on Wednesday. Manager Ryan Modl says it's too hard on employees, the beer and the equipment.
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Re: In Wisconsin, freeze hits the beer
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2019, 10:18:10 pm »
-20F predicted here tonite in the Florida of Iowa, -18F tommorow, which has backed off from -24F original prediction. Minneapolis is going to be about -33.

By Sunday it's supposed to be 52F. Bust out the shorts.
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Re: In Wisconsin, freeze hits the beer
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2019, 03:14:28 am »
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Re: In Wisconsin, freeze hits the beer
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Re: In Wisconsin, freeze hits the beer
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2019, 08:55:56 am »
Quote from: Once-Ler on January 30, 2019, 03:14:28 am

Stock up. Keep the heater going until you have your beer somewhere safe.Buy it in cans. Glass breaks. Cans aren't foolproof, but are more forgiving. If it freezes, make sure it is thoroughly thawed before opening.

Make sure your booze (distilled spirits) has reached nearly room temperature (32 or above).
Grain alcohol can get down to colder than -50 and remain liquid.
I drank Jack Daniels' once with slush in the bottle, and it hurt (-35 outside when the bottle was brought in).
Not a good idea, propane just boils off from liquid at those temperatures.
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