Schwind
Well-Known Member
I know this has been covered before, and I have searched and read as much as my brain can handle; however, I still have a question.
I'm brewing a Barleywine this weekend and my expected starting gravity is 1.107. I'm planning on pitching this on top of the us-05 cake from my IPA which was 1.068 and finished at 1.013 making it around 7.2% ABV. Are my yeast to stressed from the alcohol to ferment another big beer or are they primed and ready to go?
Also, can I pour 4.5 gallons of barleywine wort on top of the cake and keep it in the bucket without a blowoff tube or should I ferment this in a 6 gal carboy with a blow off tube? I don't have a 6 gal carboy but have wanted to buy one so I can watch fermentation instead of bubbles, but if I can get by without it, I can always postpone the purchase.
Thanks,
Mike
I'm brewing a Barleywine this weekend and my expected starting gravity is 1.107. I'm planning on pitching this on top of the us-05 cake from my IPA which was 1.068 and finished at 1.013 making it around 7.2% ABV. Are my yeast to stressed from the alcohol to ferment another big beer or are they primed and ready to go?
Also, can I pour 4.5 gallons of barleywine wort on top of the cake and keep it in the bucket without a blowoff tube or should I ferment this in a 6 gal carboy with a blow off tube? I don't have a 6 gal carboy but have wanted to buy one so I can watch fermentation instead of bubbles, but if I can get by without it, I can always postpone the purchase.
Thanks,
Mike