Piglet_Beer
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I have a 30 gallon whiskey barrel of stout that was brewed in... November 2019(?) Do I need to add some yeast when bottle conditioning?
My co-brewer (And brains behind the operation) passed away in November of 2020 from cancer, so he is unavailable to ask what to do next.
Deets - This is the second batch to run through this barrel. When we bottled the first batch, we added a small amount of yeast along with the canning sugar to each bottle. I got the impression that either all the yeast had fallen out of suspension or the % alcohol was high enough that everything was dead inside. It is a stout with a very high ending abv. I do not have access to the recipe we used. It has been in a whiskey barrel since we made it.
Sappy ending - G----- was just the best. I'd ask him some minute question about a brew, and he'd get back to me 20 minutes later having done 15 minutes of research and found 5 different sources. It hurts that he's gone, but I know I took every opportunity to spend time with him when he was around. (notice the 60 gallon sour barrel in my garage anyone?). I'm trying to not mess this up out of respect for him, but also because I want to not mess it up and drink some! Next up for that barrel was a BIG barley wine which I am open to recipe suggestions.
Cheers people!
- Piglet_Beer
My co-brewer (And brains behind the operation) passed away in November of 2020 from cancer, so he is unavailable to ask what to do next.
Deets - This is the second batch to run through this barrel. When we bottled the first batch, we added a small amount of yeast along with the canning sugar to each bottle. I got the impression that either all the yeast had fallen out of suspension or the % alcohol was high enough that everything was dead inside. It is a stout with a very high ending abv. I do not have access to the recipe we used. It has been in a whiskey barrel since we made it.
Sappy ending - G----- was just the best. I'd ask him some minute question about a brew, and he'd get back to me 20 minutes later having done 15 minutes of research and found 5 different sources. It hurts that he's gone, but I know I took every opportunity to spend time with him when he was around. (notice the 60 gallon sour barrel in my garage anyone?). I'm trying to not mess this up out of respect for him, but also because I want to not mess it up and drink some! Next up for that barrel was a BIG barley wine which I am open to recipe suggestions.
Cheers people!
- Piglet_Beer