theonetrueruss
Senior Member
I'm planning what I would like to be a 14%ABV Double IIPA and will have 10 weeks from the time I brew to the time I serve... I'll be kegging so it'll have a full 8 weeks of fermenting on the primary yeast cake then 1 week dry hopping, then a week of forced carbonation.
Questions:
1) Is shooting for 14% too high for my time frame? On anything but a hop heavy ale I would totally say yes! too high! age it a year and then see... but for a big IPA I'd loose my hop character in that time...
I'm really wanting to try a super big IIPA.
So.. if that's not totally crazy... The next question is:
2) What yeast will work for this? I usually use S-05 for IPA/PA but I don't think it will work past 12%... I am thinking of doing a 2 QT starter of WLP-099 and also using 3 packs of S-05. Aerating the heck out of my wort before pitching then aerating again after 12 hours.
Does this have a shot at working or should I just do a huge WLP-099 starter and forget about using S05 with it?
Thoughts? Other options?
Questions:
1) Is shooting for 14% too high for my time frame? On anything but a hop heavy ale I would totally say yes! too high! age it a year and then see... but for a big IPA I'd loose my hop character in that time...
I'm really wanting to try a super big IIPA.
So.. if that's not totally crazy... The next question is:
2) What yeast will work for this? I usually use S-05 for IPA/PA but I don't think it will work past 12%... I am thinking of doing a 2 QT starter of WLP-099 and also using 3 packs of S-05. Aerating the heck out of my wort before pitching then aerating again after 12 hours.
Does this have a shot at working or should I just do a huge WLP-099 starter and forget about using S05 with it?
Thoughts? Other options?