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Title: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: dk4545 on December 01, 2015, 09:12:12 PM
Just about to bottle this. Could almost drink it from the fermenter. O.G. was 24L @ 1.048. The website says it should be 4.9% but it's not moving from 1.014 so about 4.5%

I'll have about 21L after trub, how much dextrose should I batch prime with, does 95g sound about right? I Haven't made a stout for a while.
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: Pepin The Short on December 01, 2015, 09:18:24 PM
I normally use this to figure it out for me .More because i dont know what I`m doing half the time,rather than any wealth of knowledge on the subject.
http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/ (http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/)
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: dk4545 on December 01, 2015, 09:27:20 PM
Yeah that's where I got the 95grams. That's 2.0 co2 volumes but I'm not sure if that's appropriate for this.
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: auralabuse on December 01, 2015, 10:24:40 PM
If you ever go down the corny road that stout is outstanding on tap pushed with nitro
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: dk4545 on December 01, 2015, 11:48:24 PM
I have 2 sad empty cornies but wanted to bottle this, and It should last a bit longer that way...(maybe) I'd say it would be beautiful on nitro but I'm not set up for that. One day...
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: Pepin The Short on December 02, 2015, 12:06:32 AM
Could you work out the co2 levels from the keg set up you had it in before ? I dont have or use any kegs at the moment ,but id assume you could work backwards from that .
http://www.brewersfriend.com/keg-carbonation-calculator/ (http://www.brewersfriend.com/keg-carbonation-calculator/)
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: dk4545 on December 02, 2015, 05:26:29 PM
QuoteCould you work out the co2 levels from the keg set up you had it in before ?

Havent kegged a stout in a long time.
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: Kevin O'Roundwood on December 03, 2015, 01:43:54 PM
Haven't been brewing for very long but I've done a lot of stout. I always used to go for 2.0 vols (it must have been recommended early on) but the last batch I decided to aim for 1.8 vols. It's only a month in the bottle now but already I prefer it. Not quite as fizzy on the tongue and I like that with stout.

I'd be interested to hear anyone else's opinions/experience with this?
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: auralabuse on December 03, 2015, 02:13:08 PM
I stick around 1.8, defo under 2 for stout as I don't like it too fizzy
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: dk4545 on December 03, 2015, 07:46:12 PM
Only ended up with 20L and I went with 90g which should be about 1.9 hopefully.
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: Pepin The Short on December 03, 2015, 09:16:47 PM
Should be nice man .plus once you get a few down the neck ,you can adjust that a little up or down .
PS, post a wee fallow up pic of how it turned out .
Title: Re: HBC'S Particular Peters Stout
Post by: dk4545 on December 04, 2015, 10:34:19 PM
QuotePS, post a wee fallow up pic of how it turned out .

I'm no beer reviewer but yeah I'll post up a pic in a few weeks and a little mini review. Will be interesting to see how it develops with age.