Re: Paul, bearcat, BillR? please take a look
Posted by Paul A. Borowski - Wed 10/23/02 9:01

Bill: I made a 9% Alcohol beer many months ago and had the same problem. This beer turned out flat - but it was rather good tasting anyway! I guess I am not a purist that requires a lot of head on my beer. An over abundance of alcohol will kill the yeast and the yeast stops using up the sugars in the liquid and then likewise stops producing alcohol!

I would not trash this batch at this point in time however! If there is any sweetness or viable yeast left in the beer - this early in its life - then I would say let it remain in the bottles for another six to seven weeks. You have absolutely nothing to lose by waiting!

If you add more yeast at this time - the alcohol may kill it and if the yeast is already dead then it would be senseless to add any more sugar.

Just wait!

Good Luck & Prost! Let me know how it turns out!!!

Paul