Bottling and bottle carbing a barleywine

[Sepanik1986]

Im going to be brewing a barleywine in the next week or so, and was wondering if when i bottle after a couple months of fermenting (primary and secondary) if I should add some yeast at bottling. If so how much would be appropriate? thanks in advance for the advice.

 

[WayFrae]

I don't think it would hurt to add some yeast at bottling. I would just put a few drops of yeast in each bottle. I don't think you would need much.

 

[avocadojr]

Is there a certain type recommended? I've heard champagne yeast is a good one

 

[NTexBrewer]

I have used Champagne Yeast, US-05 and CBC-1 for bottle conditioning some of my big beers.

All have worked well. You can't beat Champagne Yeast costing $0.99

Usually a 1/4 pack or less rehydrated is all you need. I rehydrate the yeast in a small amount of water and then stir it in the beer in the bottling bucket.