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elgee

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Is there a dry yeast equivalent to the WLP 099 super high gravity yeast? I am looking at a very high gravity beer around 1.180 (trying to clone dogfish 120) and wondering if dry yeast can handle that level of gravity? I prefer to order dry yeast because it is cheaper and will not go bad wfh shipped
 
There is something by alcotec called 48 turbo super yeast that is supposed to be good to 20% abc. I don't have any experience with it or the brand though. I've never had any problem with getting liquid yeast shipped. Either way, you will need an asston of yeast in the form of a huge starter or several dry packets. I'm planning a super high gravity beer too, but my post boil sg should be closer to 1.100 and I'm going to add 8oz corn sugar 2x a day once fermentation kicks off until my adjusted og is around 1.200.
 
I just read in a book by Greg Koch from Stone that many of the very high alcohol beers are either started with ale yeast and then finished with champagne yeast, or are only fermented with champagne yeast. Pasteur champagne yeast is dry and $1.00/packet at my LHBS. Just an idea.
 
Question?

1, Are you bottling or kegging?

2, Extract/PM or all grain?

Good luck with your recipe, I looked into it a lot and read bottle carbing doesnt work with this beer. Its a lot of work, your talking about 2 yeast additions at different times, 2 hr boil, hop additions every 3 and a half min, while fermenting, 12oz corn sugar additions twice a day while keeping gravity at 1.020 then slowing to 6oz corn sugar additions.

I am highly interested in how your going to do it. Can you give us some more details about your plans for a recipe?
 
Im still thinking about this beer. I dont have that much experience with dry yeast but I figured it out and you will need about 600bil cells for initial fermentation then about another 600bill cells for a second addition of yeast about 3-4 days after you pitch your first yeast. So plan on a minimum 2L 3 step starter for both yeast additions.

I wish you the best with this, as I am going to try it soon too. Hopefully....
 
I was going to try to bottle condition it. I may probably just go with the liquid yeast and make starters for the 2 different types required (American ale and super high gravity). The beer is very time consuming, so not sure if I will do it this month or next?
 
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