solbes
Well-Known Member
Last nioght I bottled my RIS that was brewed back in early April. I had pitched a healthy amount of yeast from a previous batch of porter that used Bells yeast. OG of the RIS was 1.102 and in primary it got down to 1.029 or 9.5% ABV (6 weeks).
I wanted to hit 10% on this one, so I made up a strong 2 qt starter with Bells, plenty of yeast nutrient, and a 30 minute boil with some hops. Pitched the whole thing at high krausen into a sanitized carboy and racked the RIS on top. It was happily fermenting away for almost a month slow and steady.
I didn't open it up until last night, but when I checked the gravity it was all the way down to 1.011. No visual, smell, or taste cues for an infection, so I have to assume the Bells yeast did all of the work. I was impressed. It's sitting at 11.94% ABV, and thats before the priming sugar add. So smooth, yet I was almost catching a buzz off the smell of this brew. Now if I can just hold off on cracking my first for another 6 months.
I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this kind of work out of Bells yeast, or other brewing types for that matter?
I wanted to hit 10% on this one, so I made up a strong 2 qt starter with Bells, plenty of yeast nutrient, and a 30 minute boil with some hops. Pitched the whole thing at high krausen into a sanitized carboy and racked the RIS on top. It was happily fermenting away for almost a month slow and steady.
I didn't open it up until last night, but when I checked the gravity it was all the way down to 1.011. No visual, smell, or taste cues for an infection, so I have to assume the Bells yeast did all of the work. I was impressed. It's sitting at 11.94% ABV, and thats before the priming sugar add. So smooth, yet I was almost catching a buzz off the smell of this brew. Now if I can just hold off on cracking my first for another 6 months.
I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this kind of work out of Bells yeast, or other brewing types for that matter?