Highest ABV with wlp001

[Paymygasbill77]

I want to try my hand at a really big beer. I have some california ale yeast I washed laying around and I want to find out how big I can actually make it with this yeast. Anyone have any input?

 

[Saccharomyces]

I want to try my hand at a really big beer. I have some california ale yeast I washed laying around and I want to find out how big I can actually make it with this yeast. Anyone have any input?

It can easily crank out a 12% beer at around 1.120 OG to start, but if you feed it incrementally (sugar, DME) after pitching, you can get it to 15% ABV with no problem. This yeast is hands down one of the best choices for a huge beer.

 

[Paymygasbill77]

Thank you! That is exactally what I needed to hear.
Now I need to come up with a good barley wine recipe.

 

[Saccharomyces]

Thank you! That is exactally what I needed to hear.
Now I need to come up with a good barley wine recipe.

Check out the 9-9-9. It won a bazillion medals and is an AWESOME beer.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f38/09-09-09-barleywine-swap-guidelines-recipe-64150/

I used SafAle US-05, three packs, rehydrated in mine, OG 1.119 FG 1.023 for 12.6%

PS that reminds me I should do a barleywine again. I haven't done one since the 9-9-9, and now that I'm down to one bottle of it I miss it so...

 

[Paymygasbill77]

Thank you so much for your help! I will give it a try.

 

[Teacher]

The others are right. This stuff is monstrous if handled properly. I have my Bad Boy Ale (a barley wine) sitting right now waiting to be dry hopped, and it's above 12 percent. I could push it higher if I wanted to.