Alcohol Tolerance US-05/Wyeast 1728

[FishnBeer]

Hi guys,
I have a barley wine I’m ready to bottle today. The OG was 1.095 and FG was supposed to be 1.022 but ended up at 1.008. So my ABV is 11.4%

For yeast I used 2pk US-05 and one Wyeast Scotish Ale 1728

Think there will be enough active happy yeast to bottle carb?

I’m considering adding a little US-05 to each bottle since I’m close to the upper end of the yeasties alcohol tolerance.

What do you guys think?

 

[Calichusetts]

I've had trouble with the scottish yeast...it got up to 10% like I wanted but is taking months to carb.

05 seems to have no limit. I've gotten to 14.5% and it carbed in like 3 weeks. Just a work horse at the high ABV range

 

[FishnBeer]

Thanks for the input.
I’m really starting to lean towards just bottling it as is.

 

[FishnBeer]

Looks like the bottles are carbing like normal!

 

[catdaddy66]

I've had trouble with the scottish yeast...it got up to 10% like I wanted but is taking months to carb.

05 seems to have no limit. I've gotten to 14.5% and it carbed in like 3 weeks. Just a work horse at the high ABV range

Thank you for that. I've spent two days researching the abv% that us-05 can tolerate but your post is the first I've learned it's capability. I plan on a 7.5% American IPA and just wanted to know if it could do it. Now I know it could double that!


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[Calichusetts]

Thank you for that. I've spent two days researching the abv% that us-05 can tolerate but your post is the first I've learned it's capability. I plan on a 7.5% American IPA and just wanted to know if it could do it. Now I know it could double that!

Yeah...no worries. I've done dozens over 8% - 11%


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