Torchiest
Well-Known Member
Okay, I racked my Imperial Stout onto a White Labs WLP005 British Ale yeast cake from my Porter, and I thought it would be all good, since the yeast has an attenuation of 70.5%.
What I failed to notice, however, is that the strain is only rated medium alcohol tolerance, 5-10%. So now I've worried that it's gonna crap out before this beast (1.105 OG) makes it down to a non-syrupy FG. I was hoping to hit about 1.030, which is still pretty high, but would give me just under 10% ABV. That, combined with 70 IBUs, would hopefully balance the heaviness.
Anyway, does anyone else have experience getting this strain of yeast to go the distance on huge beers? Perhaps I should add another, more tolerant strain to the mix to help the little guys?
What I failed to notice, however, is that the strain is only rated medium alcohol tolerance, 5-10%. So now I've worried that it's gonna crap out before this beast (1.105 OG) makes it down to a non-syrupy FG. I was hoping to hit about 1.030, which is still pretty high, but would give me just under 10% ABV. That, combined with 70 IBUs, would hopefully balance the heaviness.
Anyway, does anyone else have experience getting this strain of yeast to go the distance on huge beers? Perhaps I should add another, more tolerant strain to the mix to help the little guys?