Bottling question...I brewed a Belgian tripel last week. OG 1.085 / FG 1.010. For yeast, I stepped up to a 5L starter from the dregs of a bottle of Fin du Monde. I normally keg everything, but it only seems right to bottle condition this one. Do you think the yeast can prime at 10% abv? Should I pitch fresh yeast?
How hearty is La Fin du Monde yeast?
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From what I can gather, Unibroue removes their primary yeast by centrifuge before bottling and uses a neutral bottling strain, so I'm pretty sure it can tolerate high abv. I'd recommend a fresh pitch anyway for high alcohol beer since the risk of having the batch never carb is too great for the few dollars a pack of dry yeast costs.
