relaxnrelapsen
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expert advice would be appreciated. i brewed my first all grain kolsch using wlp 029, fermented at 64F. but here's the woopsie part. i used some elderflower syrup at the end of the boil and i miscalculated the amount of sugar this would add to the recipe. thus i had starting gravity of 1.080. Two weeks later gravity is at 1.004. the plan: rack to secondary, cold crash at 38 at least a week or until clear.
so much for making a light kolsch, but the beer tastes good and will be drinkable. it is bit sweet and my hop schedule would account for that.
my concern is bottling: both temperature and yeast. will this yeast be able to bottle carb after the cold crash and at such high alcohol? should i add some dry yeast to the bottling bucket? I will be storing this beer in a cellar and temps are average 74. should i bottle at the storage temperature?
i appreciate any advice.
so much for making a light kolsch, but the beer tastes good and will be drinkable. it is bit sweet and my hop schedule would account for that.
my concern is bottling: both temperature and yeast. will this yeast be able to bottle carb after the cold crash and at such high alcohol? should i add some dry yeast to the bottling bucket? I will be storing this beer in a cellar and temps are average 74. should i bottle at the storage temperature?
i appreciate any advice.