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svejk:
Great to hear - at least you know you probably didn't end up on the low side! I have heard that with careful measurement of volume, you can mix the wort 50/50 with water and then double the measured gravity of that solution. I've never tried it myself, but it may be worth a shot if you find yourself in that position in the future.
I did a huge barleywine earlier this year that maxed out my refractometer. It really confused me until I realized that was the problem.
withak:
Ah, that makes perfect sense.
I'm guessing I nearly hit the target gravity since fermentation stopped pretty close to the FG - 1.026 instead of 1.024
and I can guess that it's 12% ABV since that's the tolerance level for the yeast.
Though, I didn't think about carbonation.
I do priming sugar and carbonate in bottle, but won't that fail since I've killed off all my yeast?
svejk:
I have had problems carbonating high ABV beers before. Usually those beers have had a fairly long time in the secondary fermenter because they tend to benefit from a little extra bulk aging. Whenever I bottle condition these beers, I will rehydrate a packet of Nottingham dry yeast and pitch some of it (ie not the whole thing because that may be a little much). I see it as cheap insurance against a bunch of flat bottles.
tygo:
I'm currently waiting for my 11.5% wee heavy to carbonate. I added half a pack of US-05 at bottling time.
After being in the bottle for three weeks there was no perceptible carbonation. After five weeks there was the barest hint. I'm hoping it will improve with additional age. But I'm definitely going to force carb the next beer I brew that is that strong.
withak:
Are you adding yeast to the bottle bucket or to the bottles?
I'm reading up on it now. Some people seem to suggest throwing a few yeast grains in each bottle
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