schweitzer22
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Hey all I just read in a book that if your beer is over 10% alcohol you should add yeast at bottling. I actually just made a very strong ale did I do something wrong by not adding the yeast? Thanks.
adding yeast at bottling?
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It's not a bad idea, but not usually necessary either. If it's still not carbonating after 4-6 weeks (bigger beers can take longer) you can always sprinkle in a bit of dry yeast into each bottle if needed.
It partly depends too on how healthy/vigorous the fermentation was (which is a good indicator of overall yeast health and numbers) and how long the beer has sat before bottling. For some of my high gravity beers I let them bulk age in secondary for months before bottling. I always add new yeast to these. But if you have only let it sit for a few weeks and had a good fermentation, your yeast are probably fine. However, the bigger beers tend to take longer to carb up - at 10% ABV, even healthy yeast are in less than ideal shape. Patience is key.
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