SchulteMeister
Member
Hi Everyone,
I just brewed my first Russian Imperial Stout today and wanted to ask a few questions about adding more yeast. I basically used the NB imperial stout kit but I tweaked a few things. I made a starter from some DME with nutrient, 2 pints. I added 24 oz of maple syrup right at the end of the boil, i added oak spirals to the primary (will transfer to secondary and maybe add more), and I used White Labs London ale yeast (WLP013) as it seems to produce oaky esters that should hit the oak flavors I'm going for. I also went nuts with an electric mixer and seemed to have aerated it quite well. When I was done, there was about 4 inches of foam on top. My OG was 1.104.
Can this London Ale yeast get this thing down to 1.02-1.01?
Should I add more yeast when I rack to secondary? One of my friends suggested adding Champange yeast. I'm nervous about the fruity esters and it being too dry.
I was also thinking about sweat mead yeast as that leaves residual sugars. Has anyone ever done that before or is that a terrible idea?
Would love to know your thoughts.
I just brewed my first Russian Imperial Stout today and wanted to ask a few questions about adding more yeast. I basically used the NB imperial stout kit but I tweaked a few things. I made a starter from some DME with nutrient, 2 pints. I added 24 oz of maple syrup right at the end of the boil, i added oak spirals to the primary (will transfer to secondary and maybe add more), and I used White Labs London ale yeast (WLP013) as it seems to produce oaky esters that should hit the oak flavors I'm going for. I also went nuts with an electric mixer and seemed to have aerated it quite well. When I was done, there was about 4 inches of foam on top. My OG was 1.104.
Can this London Ale yeast get this thing down to 1.02-1.01?
Should I add more yeast when I rack to secondary? One of my friends suggested adding Champange yeast. I'm nervous about the fruity esters and it being too dry.
I was also thinking about sweat mead yeast as that leaves residual sugars. Has anyone ever done that before or is that a terrible idea?
Would love to know your thoughts.