fizzy stout....help

[Covey]

Got my stout on nitro, its a 70/30  but you Can hear it fuzz. I did carb with co2  would it be over carbed . Any advice

[Hop Bomb]

Is that not just the sound of the beer being forced through the restrictor plate? Is the sound when you are dispensing? Does it look & taste good?

[barkar]

looks like You overcarbed it with c02, the head while initially probably looks good will dissipate to look like a  beer poured with c,02 ,I would say purge completely and let it sit on beer gas , if its alright then ignore what I said, my day started 2 hours ago so not really thinking coherrently .....

[imark]

I didn't carb mine with co2. I just left it on 70/30 overnight.
Am I doing it wrong?

[sub82]

I didn't carb mine with co2. I just left it on 70/30 overnight.
Am I doing it wrong?

It just depends how fizzy you want it? I'm still pretty new to this but I think you'll have a flatish stout with a nitro head which is the way I would prefer a stout.

[barkar]

I generally carb on nitro only , again slightlyl flattish but great mouth feel etc its hard enough to carb with c02 because Ye can overcarb and effectively you are pushing c02 out of suspension rather than the nitrogen , my synopsis could b wrong .....

[Hop Bomb]

I carb on co2 for two days then stick it on the stout mix. Carbonation is spot on for me & a one part pour gives me a perfect lasting head.

[imark]

So we all do it differently! The topic of how to properly carbonate for nitro came up in conversation several times for me last week. There was no consensus then either.
I did a quick google at lunchtime. Here's a schedule from BYO http://byo.com/stories/item/1181-nitro-beers--low-carb-beers

[Covey]

Thanks lads looks and sounds better head retention. Lesson learned

[Shanna]

I carb on co2 for two days then stick it on the stout mix. Carbonation is spot on for me & a one part pour gives me a perfect lasting head.

Hi Hopbomb,

How long would you leave it on the nitro mix after the initial two days of Co2? With little hands around I would be apprehensive about leaving nitro mix on continuously.

Would you have followed this approach for your "shtout" you served at the RDS earlier this year. I have an oatmeal Stout that serves with a perfect head but within three minutes said head is gone. I carbonated the stout @15 psi for two weeks @5C approx. Tastes great but I cant help feeling it can and will be better.  I was well chuffed to drink my own made from scratch stout. To say that it illicted jealous looks from friends and relatives is an under statement

Shanna

[Hop Bomb]

I only leave the gas on for serving. My kegs are usually at parties though so the gas is on all night. When its not a party the gas is off (for fear of losing the whole lot to a leak etc) & I just turn when I want to serve. The rds stout was force carbed on co2 only. Hope this helps   Happy new year!

[Shanna]

I only leave the gas on for serving. My kegs are usually at parties though so the gas is on all night. When its not a party the gas is off (for fear of losing the whole lot to a leak etc) & I just turn when I want to serve. The rds stout was force carbed on co2 only. Hope this helps   Happy new year!

Have made a dent in the keg and as I reached the half way point all subsequent pints from the keg have a really nice creamy head that stays for the duration. Must be because the Co2 in the keg is being diminished and there is less to drive up and out of the pint.

Shanna

[Ciderhead]

Kegs always taste better towards the end, damn them