Time to thaw frozen bucket

[Wild Duk]

I have a frozen bucket of White Juice. When I recieved it I put it right into a chest freezer....No time to start it....
For planning, about how many days will it take to thaw out at room temp....

Thx

 

[Arne]

You are probably not going to like this, but it depends. In my wine room bet it would take at least 5 days right now, but it is pretty cold there. I would bet it is going to take at least 3 days to get it thawed completely. If it is not innoculated with yeast, when it gets thawed some, I would hit it with k-meta unless I wanted wild yeast to ferment. Then make sure you wait at least a day to pitch your yeast on it. Things tend to take quite a while this time of year to thaw out. Keep it off a cement floor as the cement will help it stay cool. Good luck with it, Arne.

 

[Chateau Joe]

You are probably not going to like this, but it depends. In my wine room bet it would take at least 5 days right now, but it is pretty cold there. I would bet it is going to take at least 3 days to get it thawed completely. If it is not innoculated with yeast, when it gets thawed some, I would hit it with k-meta unless I wanted wild yeast to ferment. Then make sure you wait at least a day to pitch your yeast on it. Things tend to take quite a while this time of year to thaw out. Keep it off a cement floor as the cement will help it stay cool. Good luck with it, Arne.

Good advise! Be sure to put a towel underneath the bucket while thawing for she will sweat a bit.