Moezart
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Hello everyone!
So I have been practically idle as far as brewing goes sinve Covid hit.
But now, i am face to face with two ale batches that need to be bottled.
1st brew:
wheat ale: 40% wheat malt. 60% pale malt. S 05 yeast.
Brewed 6 months ago
Stayed in primary for 1 month
Transferred to secondary and it has been there for 5 months.
Temperature 1st few months: 64 to 67f
Past few months (summer) 74 to 82 f
I propped up the airlock and it does smell fine.
2nd brew.
90% pale malt
10% chocolate malt.
S 05.
It has been sitting in primary for 4 months. (no secondary)
1st month temp about 66f.
Past few months: 74 to 82 f
Now, questions:
1) are these brews ok "theoretically"?
2) i am thinking, should i add some yeast during bottling to get some carbonation (since it has been so long).
If yes, how do i go about it?
Just toss a few yeasties in each bottle? Or
should i toss the whole packet into the bottling bucket?
Or should i rehydrate?
Or should i just not any yeast at all hoping there is still some viable yeast in there?
Thank you all as usual for your tremendous help.
So I have been practically idle as far as brewing goes sinve Covid hit.
But now, i am face to face with two ale batches that need to be bottled.
1st brew:
wheat ale: 40% wheat malt. 60% pale malt. S 05 yeast.
Brewed 6 months ago
Stayed in primary for 1 month
Transferred to secondary and it has been there for 5 months.
Temperature 1st few months: 64 to 67f
Past few months (summer) 74 to 82 f
I propped up the airlock and it does smell fine.
2nd brew.
90% pale malt
10% chocolate malt.
S 05.
It has been sitting in primary for 4 months. (no secondary)
1st month temp about 66f.
Past few months: 74 to 82 f
Now, questions:
1) are these brews ok "theoretically"?
2) i am thinking, should i add some yeast during bottling to get some carbonation (since it has been so long).
If yes, how do i go about it?
Just toss a few yeasties in each bottle? Or
should i toss the whole packet into the bottling bucket?
Or should i rehydrate?
Or should i just not any yeast at all hoping there is still some viable yeast in there?
Thank you all as usual for your tremendous help.