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I recently brewed an imperial stout that I think is so strong it has killed off the yeast.
The OG was around 1.088 with the hydrometer, and it fermented down to 1.022. But since then I was given a refractometer which has consistently proved the old hydro to give very low readings. ie the hydrometer is often 10 points lower or more than the refractometer...
I'm thinking this brew could be up around 1.10
But I digress. I have this stout which I bottled 8 weeks ago that just won't carb up.
I used enough sugar to carb to 2 volumes as I wanted a nice head, but it's doing nothing.
I'm thinking I've killed the yeast with the high alcohol and am going to try and transfer from the bottles back to a keg and carb up with co2.
Just looking for suggestions to do this and keep the beer fresh?
I was thinking that maybe I could purge a cube with co2, then try and gently pour the bottles into this cube without splashing, then rack to the keg. I spose that's about all I can do.
I WANT to save this stout!
The OG was around 1.088 with the hydrometer, and it fermented down to 1.022. But since then I was given a refractometer which has consistently proved the old hydro to give very low readings. ie the hydrometer is often 10 points lower or more than the refractometer...
I'm thinking this brew could be up around 1.10
But I digress. I have this stout which I bottled 8 weeks ago that just won't carb up.
I used enough sugar to carb to 2 volumes as I wanted a nice head, but it's doing nothing.
I'm thinking I've killed the yeast with the high alcohol and am going to try and transfer from the bottles back to a keg and carb up with co2.
Just looking for suggestions to do this and keep the beer fresh?
I was thinking that maybe I could purge a cube with co2, then try and gently pour the bottles into this cube without splashing, then rack to the keg. I spose that's about all I can do.
I WANT to save this stout!