cwheel
Well-Known Member
I brewed a BB European Bock almost 3 months ago.
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1021 European Bock.pdf
I followed the lagering process, and my OG was right on at 1.068, but the final gravity stalled at about 1.03. I brought it back up to room temp to see if that helped, and it didn't do much. I pitched a re-hydrated package of Nottingham ale yeast to see if that would cut down some of the sugar, and it helped a small amount, but the SG is still around 1.024. It's WAY too sweet.
I just brewed an Abita Purple Haze clone from AHS, and that Heffeweizen yeast from White Labs is amazing. I don't think my Bock is drinkable OR bottleable right now, and am considering racking the Bock to that Heffe yeast cake even though I know that it will completely change the character of the beer. But at this point, I don't think I have many other options.
I might bottle half and rack half, and then do a taste test between the two, but I know that it currently sits WAY to sweet and I'll probably hurt somebody by bottling it.
Has anyone ever racked a non-Heffe beer onto a Heffe yeast cake and had some success?
http://www.brewersbestkits.com/pdf/1021 European Bock.pdf
I followed the lagering process, and my OG was right on at 1.068, but the final gravity stalled at about 1.03. I brought it back up to room temp to see if that helped, and it didn't do much. I pitched a re-hydrated package of Nottingham ale yeast to see if that would cut down some of the sugar, and it helped a small amount, but the SG is still around 1.024. It's WAY too sweet.
I just brewed an Abita Purple Haze clone from AHS, and that Heffeweizen yeast from White Labs is amazing. I don't think my Bock is drinkable OR bottleable right now, and am considering racking the Bock to that Heffe yeast cake even though I know that it will completely change the character of the beer. But at this point, I don't think I have many other options.
I might bottle half and rack half, and then do a taste test between the two, but I know that it currently sits WAY to sweet and I'll probably hurt somebody by bottling it.
Has anyone ever racked a non-Heffe beer onto a Heffe yeast cake and had some success?