I am planing a high ABV Baltic Porter which is described as a lager, I'll brew it this year for Christmas next year. The grain should be delivered within a few days.
If I obtain over 70% mash efficiency I would expect to brew a beer with an ABV of over 12%.
So far I have not found a lager yeast that will tolerate over 10% ABV I have looked at Wyeast and White Labs but best candidate I have found so far is "Mangrove Jacks New World Strong Ale" yeast but obviously it's not a lager yeast.
One option that occurs to me would be to start the fermentation with a common lager yeast like 34/70 and after a few days add Mangrove Jacks yeast to finish it off.
What would you advise?
Regards Aamcle
If I obtain over 70% mash efficiency I would expect to brew a beer with an ABV of over 12%.
So far I have not found a lager yeast that will tolerate over 10% ABV I have looked at Wyeast and White Labs but best candidate I have found so far is "Mangrove Jacks New World Strong Ale" yeast but obviously it's not a lager yeast.
One option that occurs to me would be to start the fermentation with a common lager yeast like 34/70 and after a few days add Mangrove Jacks yeast to finish it off.
What would you advise?
Regards Aamcle