Bottling a 7 month old Oktoberfest

[JohnK93]

Hi All,

I have a leftover gallon of Oktoberfest brewed in March that has been lagering all summer, so it's pretty clear, and I'm going to bottle it. Two questions (which I'm sure have been asked a million times, so please forgive me...) Do I need to add yeast at bottling, or will the layer of sediment on the bottle of the jug provide some active yeast? If I need to add yeast, does it have to be the same yeast (Bohemian lager) or can I use a bit of the 1098 that I have ready for today's brew session?

Thanks,
John

 

[doomy86]

I would just bottle it. The yeast should be active enough to do the job.

I sucessfully carbonated bottles of 11 month old sour beer from my cellar without adding any new yeast.

Just put the sugar in and keep them at room temp for two weeks.

 

[dmtaylor]

You definitely should add more yeast. Don't need to use much, just an ounce of slurry will do the trick. Go ahead and use your 1098, it should work fine for this.

 

[JohnK93]

Thanks for the feedback. I guess as long as it won't hurt to add the 1098, I'll go that route. There is a layer of sediment on the bottom of my gallon jug, but I don't know if the yeast will come back to life or not.

Thanks,
John

 

[dmtaylor]

The old yeast might come back to life, but it could take many weeks or even a couple months to carbonate your bottles.