Shred
Former Microbrewery Founder & Pro Brewer
I'm planning a Utopias-like brew. It will be a small (2-2.5 gallon) batch due to equipment constraints but a huge project nonetheless.
The goal is to end up with a 21-23% finished product.
My plan is to brew a regular batch of something without a ton of bold flavors with a mild yeast strain then pitch the slurry. Once the ABV gets to the point that it has killed off that yeast champagne yeast will be pitched.
Finally - after the champagne yeast has fought the good fight the WLP099 will be pitched (I'm planning a 2 liter, 1.050 starter and 2 vials).
From what I've heard from others who have had success with giant beers like this, I'll probably finish somewhere between 1.050-1.060 FG. I'd like to knock it down a few more points and get some additional ABV as well but not at the cost of flavor.
Has anyone done a project similar to this and used Beano? If so how much and with what results?
Thanks!
The goal is to end up with a 21-23% finished product.
My plan is to brew a regular batch of something without a ton of bold flavors with a mild yeast strain then pitch the slurry. Once the ABV gets to the point that it has killed off that yeast champagne yeast will be pitched.
Finally - after the champagne yeast has fought the good fight the WLP099 will be pitched (I'm planning a 2 liter, 1.050 starter and 2 vials).
From what I've heard from others who have had success with giant beers like this, I'll probably finish somewhere between 1.050-1.060 FG. I'd like to knock it down a few more points and get some additional ABV as well but not at the cost of flavor.
Has anyone done a project similar to this and used Beano? If so how much and with what results?
Thanks!