Laziness and life

[MoPhunk]

So circumstances as they were have led to me having a beer in the primary for 5-6 months. My question is, "will it still bottle carb or so I need to add yeast?"

 

[drkaeppel]

I would probably pitch some yeast to be on the safe side.

 

[MoPhunk]

I'll pick some up tomorrow. Dry or liquid?

 

[drkaeppel]

Shouldn't make too much difference. You could just pitch more of whatever you used for the original batch into your bottling bucket.

Cheers!

 

[MoPhunk]

Thanks a lot for the info.

 

[inhousebrew]

For any beer I've aged that long I will pitch a half package of dry yeast just to make sure. It's only a few bucks and gives you peace of mind.

Just out of curiosity what kind of beer is it? Just wondering if it will actually benefit from bulk aging like that.

 

[OldBunny]

I agree. Keep it simple. Half a pack of US-05 or the like should be more than adequate for conditioning. You're not trying to restart primary fermentation, just getting a little CO2 produced.

 

[MoPhunk]

It was a red ale. We brewed then I had a kid and then pool, garden, etc... Took over.

 

[inhousebrew]

It was a red ale. We brewed then I had a kid and then pool, garden, etc... Took over.

I know how that goes, children really cut into the whole brewing and drinking thing.

 

[MoPhunk]

I know. Who do they think they are?