I have a double IPA recipe that comes out to 10%. I’ve not brewed a double IPA before so not sure what I want to do for the yeast. I like WY1450 in Rye Smile but 10% is the upper tolerance and not sure show close you can nudge up to that limit before running into problems.
Yeast tolerance ratings, like attenuation ratings, are only an approximate guess, not a hard limit. I’ve used 1450 on a 12+% BW. Just make a starter or a lower gravity batch and use the slurry from it.
Good to know, thanks Denny!
I’ve only made one DNEIPA and used Verdant with no starter. Turned out good. Recently brewed a barley wine with Nottingham, again with no starter, and turned out great.
Bry97 x 2 or 3 packs depending on what this calculator says.
https://www.lallemandbrewing.com/en/united-states/pitching-rate-calculator/
Im always using dry yeast now for big beers, no need to use pure O2 or to worry about building up a huge slurry.
Depends on the result he wants. 97 will produce different results than 1450.
yes, i think i just hit quote reply kind of in regard to easily hitting a 10% abv one or over.
im still waiting to try 1450, since the online store here that has wyeast strains, i have not ordered from yet due to travel time n price. i know its a well liked choice.
Yeah, I guess I’ve had a few beers run into yeast issues. So I pretty much always make a starter now. One was a pilsner that sat for 5 days after pitching wyeast 2124 and it never took off. Finally made a starter and pitched it the next day for the win. That actually ended up a pretty good beer after all that horsing around though.