FishOn69
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So I brewed my first extract batch 2 weeks ago. It was an Irish Red Ale with a OG of 1.042 and left it in primary for 7 days. I then racked to secondary at 1.012. I ended up not being happy with alcohol % so I added some brown sugar(raising gravity to 1.016 and was hoping for yeast to kick back up.
1. Are the yeast all dead because the sugar has not decreased and there are no signs of fermentation
2. When you rack to secondary does the yeast all die because of lack of sugar? and if so, how is sugar turned into carbonation during bottling.
Should I add small amounts of sugar in secondary to keep yeast alive periodically?
Today, I added 3lbs of frozen cherry to carboy to hopefully make a cherry irish red ale. Should I pitch new yeast to lower the remaining sugar?
I don't want any bottles bursting after bottling since the gravity is currently at 1.017+3lbs of sugar from frozen cherries.
Note-I will be moving to tertiary carboy for conditioning. Also I originally was only going to add cherry extract but decided to add frozen cherries and extract.
Sorry about all the questions. I've been researching a lot and have yet to find some answers. Like most first timers, I seem to be overthinking everything.
Cheers,
Dave
1. Are the yeast all dead because the sugar has not decreased and there are no signs of fermentation
2. When you rack to secondary does the yeast all die because of lack of sugar? and if so, how is sugar turned into carbonation during bottling.
Should I add small amounts of sugar in secondary to keep yeast alive periodically?
Today, I added 3lbs of frozen cherry to carboy to hopefully make a cherry irish red ale. Should I pitch new yeast to lower the remaining sugar?
I don't want any bottles bursting after bottling since the gravity is currently at 1.017+3lbs of sugar from frozen cherries.
Note-I will be moving to tertiary carboy for conditioning. Also I originally was only going to add cherry extract but decided to add frozen cherries and extract.
Sorry about all the questions. I've been researching a lot and have yet to find some answers. Like most first timers, I seem to be overthinking everything.
Cheers,
Dave