Chilling Beer

[dixieskydiver 0]

I was watching Mythbusters the other night and they were busting an interesting myth about burying beer in sand and then lighting gasoline on top. Anyway they went ahead and compared a cooler full of ice, a cooler of ice and water, a cooler of ice, water and salt as well as the fridge and the freezer all for five minutes to see which chilled beer the fastest. Anyway I won't get into the technical details of why but if you need to chill beer fast the ice+water+salt thing REALLY does the trick.

Dixie
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[swedishcelt 0]

Thank you.

[j0nes 0]

nobody here drink beer.

[Hambone 0]

Salt will also help you boil things quicker. Thats a trick that my mom taught me...Mama Sez that if alligators are angry cuz they have all them teeth and no toof brush...

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[dixieskydiver 0]

I thought nuns only drank the sacremental wine?

Dixie
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"Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time."

[Rebecca 0]

Hmm, just gonna file that one away... it's sure to come in handy...

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[billvon 2,409]

>but if you need to chill beer fast the ice+water+salt thing REALLY
>does the trick.

I would add that that works best when the ice starts out BELOW freezing, like right when you take it out of the freezer. Otherwise you don't get all the benefit of the depressed melting point.

[dixieskydiver 0]

Also if you have a fire extinguisher to waste then that does the job even more quickly and effectively. Or if you work in a lab like I do and have ready access to liquid nitrogen

Dixie
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"Scientific research has shown that 60% of the time, it works every time."

[Remster 24]

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Salt will also help you boil things quicker. Thats a trick that my mom taught me...

It may make it boil faster, but your water wont be as hot. Kinda sucks if you need it at 100c.

Remster

[TrophyHusband 0]

[replyI would add that that works best when the ice starts out BELOW freezing

[dixieskydiver 0]

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[replyI would add that that works best when the ice starts out BELOW freezing

where can i find some of this mystical "below freezing ice", mine is all above freezing.

[mcneill79 0]

The Cooper Cooler is a really cool product to chill beverages quickly.

[Remster 24]

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The Cooper Cooler is a really cool product to chill beverages quickly.

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to "ice cold" 33F/1C in double the below times:

Cans in 1 minute

Bottles in 3.5 minutes

So 7 minutes per beer bottle? Thats just unacceptable since its more then the consumption rate!

Remster

[TrophyHusband 0]

that might explain why my drinks are so weak.

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[billvon 2,409]

>Thats just unacceptable since its more then the consumption rate!

We'll have to make up a special liquid nitrogen one for you.

[headoverheels 291]

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Salt will also help you boil things quicker. Thats a trick that my mom taught me...

It may make it boil faster, but your water wont be as hot. Kinda sucks if you need it at 100c.

He meant cook faster. Adding salt raises the boiling temperaure, which means the food is cooking at a higher temperature.

[Broke 0]

The reasion why salt helps to keep it cooler is because the salt lowers the freezing point of the water. It then will make the ice that is colder than 32 degrees F melt which then makes the water and the beer colder. If you want a really cold beer though you need some liquid Nitrogen

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[Remster 24]

You are right...

Remster

[flyinghonu 0]

Don't you guys have some differential equations to work on? - I thought this was going to be about beer.

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[Darius11 12]

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The Cooper Cooler is a really cool product to chill beverages quickly.

This will make an awesome gift. I just ordered one.

Thank you

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[livendive 8]

The fastest I've been able to cool a beer is by spinning it on a pile of ice cubes. Sure it takes a little effort, but it's WAY faster than just putting it in ice, ice water, or a freezer. Done properly, I'd say 2-3 minutes per beer.

That said, the better solution is to just drink better beer that tastes good at warmer temperatures.

Blues,
Dave

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[BillyVance 34]

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...Mama Sez that if alligators are angry cuz they have all them teeth and no toof brush...

Classic Waterboy anecdote...

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[2fat2fly 0]

Yeah, I've CO2'd a few cases at the fire academy. I works OK, but not great. It cools but doesn't maintain. you have to be willing to drink pretty fast.

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[NlghtJumper 0]

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you have to be willing to drink pretty fast.

Not a problem!

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and when that woman destroys him,
that man will become a hunk of meat with the common sense of a rodeo clown! ~ Christopher Titus

[tso-d_chris 0]

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I was watching Mythbusters the other night and they were busting an interesting myth about burying beer in sand and then lighting gasoline on top. Anyway they went ahead and compared a cooler full of ice, a cooler of ice and water, a cooler of ice, water and salt as well as the fridge and the freezer all for five minutes to see which chilled beer the fastest. Anyway I won't get into the technical details of why but if you need to chill beer fast the ice+water+salt thing REALLY does the trick.

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