I put some tea and a bottle of beer in a freezer and let them sit. I grabbed the tea and noticed some ice crystals. I then grabbed the bottle of beer, popped the top, poured it, and took a temperature reading: -1.1 degrees Celsius...
I stared at the beer expecting it to ice over, but there was no ice, not even a small crystal...
So, I'm thinking:
- My thermometer might be off.
- The altitude where I am, about 1,300 ft., might have some effect on the freezing point.
- The beer I poured might have properties requiring a lower freezing point than that of water.
- Or a combination of the above.
So, are there any smart people out there who can comment?
Does pure water require a specific humidity/altitude/other effects to freeze at 0 degrees Celsius? Since beer has other "stuff" in it, compared to water, does that lower the freezing point of beer?
Cheers, Virginia