Any issues carbonating with yeast this old...

[BVilleggiante]

I have a Belgian Dubbel I'll be carbonating this weekend which has been fermenting for 5 weeks. Any issue with using priming sugar with yeast that old? Will it all be dead by now?

 

[flars]

You will have no problem carbonating with the yeast remaining in solution. The yeast doesn't die. The yeast just begins flocculating out as the bulk of the sugars are used up.
The Dubbel being a high gravity beer will take longer to carbonate. Plan at least four weeks.

 

[BVilleggiante]

You will have no problem carbonating with the yeast remaining in solution. The yeast doesn't die. The yeast just begins flocculating out as the bulk of the sugars are used up.
The Dubbel being a high gravity beer will take longer to carbonate. Plan at least four weeks.

Thank you!