[Sca-cooks] FREEZING WINE......

[Stefan li Rous]

Avraham wrote:
> > >>> Alcohol doesn't freeze, cuz, at any temperatures you're likely to get
> it
> > > your >>home freezer,
> >
> > Phlip.... my jr high science course.... it's coming back to me now  <intro
> > Twilight Zone music>  OK, I *knew* there was something stupid about this
> > tip.... I just couldn't put my finger on it..... thanks for the reminder.
> > Phillipa
>
> As someone else pointed out - this is true for a 40% alcohol solution (i.e.
> vodka), but not for the 10-12% solution you find in your typical wine. Wine
> will freeze very nicely at the temperatures obtained by a home freezer. I
> would suggest, however, that you remove the cubes to a Ziploc bag, then put
> that into ANOTHER Ziploc, to prevent the frozen wine from accumlating
> freezer odors.

Well, since there seemed to be some disagreement on this subject, I
decided to take the easy way out. I've filled two small plastic
refrigerator containers with some wine. One with some Sherry (18
percent alcohol) and one with some white wine (8.5 percent). I just
went in there to check on them and the white wine is frozen after
a little over two hours, although I'm not sure how solid it is. The
Sherry is still liquid. I will try to remember to check on them in
the morning and/or tomorrow night and give a another report.

This is simply a regular side by side refrigerator/freezer, although
I did put the containers in the little cubbyhole above the ice
maker which is labeled as a quick freeze section.

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