Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Freezing the beer in front of your eyes
• Method 2 of 2: Chilling the beer for drinking pleasure
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

Beer lovers know that there is nothing better than an ice cold beer on a hot day.However, few people know that you can turn cold beer into ice in literally a matter of seconds. All it takes for this amazing trick is an airtight bottle of beer (or other delicious drink), a freezer, and a hard, sturdy surface like concrete or a tiled floor. See step 1 to get started!

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Freezing the beer in front of your eyes

1. 1 Place several unopened bottles of beer (or other carbonated drinks) in the freezer. Leave these drinks in the freezer until they are nearly frozen but still 100% liquid. The drinks need to be very cold, but not hard or watery. This can take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours, depending on the capacity of the freezer, so it's a good idea to check your beer regularly to make sure it hasn't frozen in the bottle.
   • If you leave bottles in the freezer for too long, the liquid inside the bottle will eventually freeze through. As the water expands when it freezes, this can cause the bottle to burst or burst. This is why it is recommended to use multiple bottles to be able to use a different bottle.
   • Drinks in clear bottles are best suited for this trick, as you can see the liquid inside the bottle unobstructed.
2. 2 Remove the bottles from the freezer and place them on a hard surface. This trick requires a sturdy surface, tiles are best, but if the house does not have tiles, you can use concrete, stone, or another similar surface. You don't want to use a surface that can be scratched, broken, or easily ruined, so wood and soft metals should be avoided.
   • Set frozen bottles aside.
3. 3 Take the bottle by the neck and hold it over a hard surface. Hold the bottle firmly, but not overly. Hold the bottle about 5 cm above the surface of your choice.
4. 4 Tap the bottle lightly on a semi-hard surface. This is to create bubbles in the bottle, but (obviously) won't break the bottle, so don't bang hard on a hard surface. When in doubt, be conservative. The bottle can make noise like a tuning fork.
5. 5 See how the ice spreads through the liquid in front of your eyes! If done correctly, the bubbles that result from impact on the surface will instantly freeze, then the ice should spread from the bubbles throughout the bottle, freezing all the liquid within 5-10 seconds.
   • If you run into problems while doing this trick, the liquid may not be cold enough. Put the bottle back in the freezer and try again later.
   • You can also open the bottle before banging it against the surface, as this can help in the formation of bubbles.
6. 6 Learn the theory before doing this trick. This amazing trick works on the principle of hypothermia. Basically, when you leave beer in the freezer for a long enough period of time, its temperature drops below freezing point. However, since the bottle is perfectly smooth inside, there is no surface for ice crystals to form, so the beer remains as a supercooled liquid for a while. Bubbles form when you bump the bottle against a hard surface, just like any other carbonated liquid. These bubbles give the ice crystals something to grab onto at the molecular level, so if you look closely, you should see the ice spreading from the bubbles through the liquid.
   • You now understand how this trick works. Use it to surprise your friends. Or do this bar trick to win free drinks from other diners.

Method 2 of 2: Chilling the beer for drinking pleasure

1. 1 Use salt water with ice. If you're less interested in the trick above than getting a last-minute chilled beer for a party, try putting your drinks in a mixture of ice, water, and salt. Use about 1 cup salt for every 1.35 kg. ice. If you want to chill your drinks as quickly as possible, use as much ice as you have, but remember to add enough water to keep the mixture flowing. The liquid water comes into contact with the entire surface of the bottle, and instead of touching in some places, the hard chunks of ice will reduce the time it takes to cool the drink.
   • Salt reduces the cooling process. When salt dissolves in water, it breaks down into its constituent elements - sodium and chlorine. For this to happen, salt takes energy from the water, which lowers the temperature of the water.
   • Note that the thicker and more closed container you use for salt water with ice, the better it will keep cold.
2. 2 Use a damp paper towel. Another way to quickly chill drinks is to wrap each bottle in a damp towel, then place it in the freezer. Water is a better conductor of heat than air, so the water in the towel cools and draws heat out of the drink faster than just cold air in the freezer. As an added bonus, evaporation of the water in the towel will have a further cooling effect on the drink.
   • Don't forget to take your beer out of the freezer! Leaving the beer for an extended period of time can cause the bottles to burst, leaving a soggy mess.
3. 3 Use cold mugs or glasses. You may have seen this in practice in bars: One way to chill a beer quickly is to pour it into a cold mug or glass. Although this is a quick and convenient method, it has several disadvantages: you are unlikely to chill the drink to the minimum temperature, as with the other methods written in this article, and it will only work for the first glass of the drink. Also for this method it is necessary to store glasses or mugs in the refrigerator for unforeseen drinks consumption, and there may not be room for them in the refrigerator.
   • It can be tempting to put your glasses in the freezer to keep them colder than the refrigerator will allow, but do so with caution. A rapid drop in temperatures can cause the cookware to burst or burst. It is best to use plastic glasses and mugs that are specially designed for refrigeration in the freezer.

Tips

• If you use beer, then Corona is the best beer because of the transparent bottle.

Warnings

• Be careful when placing a bottle of drink in the freezer, as if left for a long period of time, the liquid will freeze, expand, and the glass may burst.
• Do not bump too hard on the surface, or the bottle will break.
• Don't leave the drink in the freezer for an extended period of time, you don't want to get frozen drink all over the freezer.

What do you need

• Freezer
• Beverage bottle
• Rigid, hard surface such as tile, concrete, or stone rack surface.