Bottle conditioning with different yeast

Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:31 am

If you were to ferment a beer using say wyeast 1968, a low attenuating strain then when fermentation was done strip all that yeast out with a filter and go back and bottle condition with 1 gram of high attenuating dry yeast like they talked about in the most recent episode of brew strong, would the high attenuating yeast try to ferment the sugars that the primary yeast missed and would you have bottle bombs?
-"You want a beer?"
-"But it's 7am"
-"Scotch?"
ziggy
 
Posts: 403
Joined: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:25 pm
Location: Durham, NC

bump

Tue Feb 24, 2009 5:55 pm

I would like to know this as well.
How do you know when it is appropriate to add yeast at bottling, and how much?
I'm just curious because I fermented a Russian Imperial Stout for 6 weeks and after a week in the bottle it's still a little flat.
Maybe it needs more time eh?

cheers,
Brannon
User avatar
bsegroves
 
Posts: 119
Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:21 pm
Location: Nashville, TN

Re: Bottle conditioning with different yeast

Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:41 pm

They said on the most recent episode of brew strong that you need 1 gram of dry yeast per gallon or maybe it was 5 gallons, perhaps someone could chime in with the correct answer. It's whatever rate sierra nevada uses. The only reason you need to put extra yeast in after bottling is if you filter out all the yeast or if you let something really big sit for really long.
-"You want a beer?"
-"But it's 7am"
-"Scotch?"
ziggy
 
Posts: 403
Joined: Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:25 pm
Location: Durham, NC

Return to Kegging, Bottling and Dispensing

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users

A BIT ABOUT US

The Brewing Network is a multimedia resource for brewers and beer lovers. Since 2005, we have been the leader in craft beer entertainment and information with live beer radio, podcasts, video, events and more.