re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread

The best way to keep those hops from fading is to get those bottles in the fridge pronto. If you're already almost 3 weeks from bottling and it's been at room temp, the hops will fade quicker.

For me, being able to cold crash before kegging means a couple things. The beer is already cold when it goes into the keg, so it carbonates faster with the forced CO2. It also means it's never at room temperature, so the hops hang on longer.