Liquid Yeast For Bottling?

[Ralelen]

Im going to be bottling my yearly RIS soon, and the home brew shop was out of the CBC-1 that I usually use when I bottle. With our state now under lock down, my only option at this time is to use some Wyeast Yorkshire Ale that I have with a production date of Jan 2019 or some champagne yeast. Its a 3 gallon batch with a 10.5% abv. Will the old Yorkshire have enough viability for bottling or should I go with the champagne?

 

[SanPancho]

IIRC champagne yeast won’t eat any complex sugars so it won’t mess with your profile of residual sugars in the finished beer, just the simple sugars you add for priming.

 

[MikeCo]

I would use the champagne yeast, especially with the high alcohol content and for the reasons SanPancho mentions. CBC-1 is similar to champagne yeast in that it only ferments simple sugars.