Add yeast when bottling this Dopplebock

So I have a 1.068 OG Dopplebock that was in the primary @ 55F for 1 month. Then I racked to a secondary and it has been lagering @ 38F for another month.

I plan on bottling it soon and I am wondering if I should add some yeast to help carb. If so, the only dry yeast I've got is a Danstar Munich. Would that do or should i track down some Nottingham?

This is my first lager, btw. I did a lot of reading on this on HBT but there are some varying opinions that seem to depend on OG's and fermentation times. So here I am with my very own thread!

I'm interested inthis answer as well. I'm doing an imperial stout that could approach 10% abv. Wondering if I should pitch more yeast. I dont have any more of the yeast I pitched originally, my concerns are too much yeast in the bottle and if pitching a different yeast, bottle bombs due to the new yeast consuming extra sugars.

I've made plenty of lagers and never pitched additional yeast come bottling time. They usually take a tad longer to age (I let mine sit at least 2 months for an average strength; yours I'd let sit a bit longer) and they carbonate fine. If you had plenty of active yeast during the ferment, you'll be fine.

avidhomebrewer said:

I've made plenty of lagers and never pitched additional yeast come bottling time. They usually take a tad longer to age (I let mine sit at least 2 months for an average strength; yours I'd let sit a bit longer) and they carbonate fine. If you had plenty of active yeast during the ferment, you'll be fine.

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whoa, so it's not just 3 weeks to carb in the bottle like an ale?

I made this for a friend's bday gif tand told him he'd be drinking it in sept. i'll have to break the bad news to him.

You can get by with 3 weeks for it to carb, but for the flavors to develop properly it takes more time. It is a bigger beer than your average ale and bigger beers do take longer to age/mature. Sure, you could drink it after 3-4 weeks, but it will be much better in a couple of months. The belated gift will just be that much better!