Will a Barley Wine kit brew up to 12%

[GabrielKnight]

I've had some success using Young's Barley Wine kit usually brewing up to 10%, and have now prepared a new batch but only added water up to a level where the hydrometer gives a potential alcohol reading of 12%. Do you think the yeast will manage this or am I aiming too high?

Also, as I'm using two kits, should I just add one packet of yeast, two, or somewhere in between?

[b.all]

if you've got enough concentration of sugars to give that higher potential alocohol level and that size of worth then i'd guess you'll have a better chance of success if you use both.

[KevP]

Chuck both packets in, but Benson is our resident wino.. i mean our 'Higher ABV Consultant' he'll be along soon (when the police move him on from the bench outside KFC's)

[Ditch]

Why would ye want 12% ???

I mean, seriously. It's no a rhetorical question. I'm genuinely interested in ye reasoning. What do ye Do with stuff like that?

[mickhew]

when the police move him on from the bench outside KFC's)
Is he in Sussex ? I'm at work (Sussex Police H.Q) until midnight I can make a phone call !

[196osh]

I would not use the kit yeast. But if you don't have any other yeast chuck in both packets.

[Benson_JV]

Chuck both packets in, but Benson is our resident wino.. i mean our 'Higher ABV Consultant' he'll be along soon (when the police move him on from the bench outside KFC's)

Thanks Kev
I'm not that bad...i don't think?

I reckon both packets should be able to cope, my beers that go up to around 10% normally cope with one packet, but always best to play it on the safe side.