Hey Guys,
About 2.5 months ago I brewed a Hunahpu/Zhukov clone based on recipes in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=406876
It's spent the last 5 weeks aging in a fresh whiskey barrel and I plan to bottle it this weekend. ABV is at 10% and FG is 1.042. I have concerns that there is not enough healthy yeast left to bottle condition, and am considering adding yeast to the bottling bucket. However, I fermented with a Wyeast London ESB smack pack, and I don't really feel like forking over the cash for another one of the same.
I am inclined to use 1/2 pack of Mangrove Jacks M15 Empire Ale dry yeast at bottling. I am concerned though that using a new yeast on a beer with such a high FG might cause further attenuation of the beer beyond just the sugar I add at bottling, and I might end up with bombs. I'm curious what folks here think about the risk of conditioning with a different strain than you fermented on in a high ABV high FG beer?
About 2.5 months ago I brewed a Hunahpu/Zhukov clone based on recipes in this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=406876
It's spent the last 5 weeks aging in a fresh whiskey barrel and I plan to bottle it this weekend. ABV is at 10% and FG is 1.042. I have concerns that there is not enough healthy yeast left to bottle condition, and am considering adding yeast to the bottling bucket. However, I fermented with a Wyeast London ESB smack pack, and I don't really feel like forking over the cash for another one of the same.
I am inclined to use 1/2 pack of Mangrove Jacks M15 Empire Ale dry yeast at bottling. I am concerned though that using a new yeast on a beer with such a high FG might cause further attenuation of the beer beyond just the sugar I add at bottling, and I might end up with bombs. I'm curious what folks here think about the risk of conditioning with a different strain than you fermented on in a high ABV high FG beer?
