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Invisibleperuvian spark
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Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout
    #7853501 - 01/09/08 12:55 PM (16 years, 23 days ago)

I've got an all grain oatmeal stout sitting in a secondary fermenter right now. I brewed this batch about 3 weeks ago, and racked into the secondary two weeks ago. I just checked the F.G. and it's showing right around 1.010 which is what it should be when its finished. I tasted it and it was pretty good for a warm, flat stout. I was expecting a mouth full of sour funk, but it wasn't bad.

Now my question is why won't the damn thing stop bubbling?! The airlock is still bubbling about once or twice a minute. Usually after 15 days the airlock will be still. I read that it might be infected but it doesn't stink, taste bad, or have any slime or film on it. Should I just go ahead and keg it up or should I wait it out and see if it finishes up by itself? I'm afraid that if it is slightly infected that it could start tasting bad if I don't act now. Do stouts generally take longer than ales? I've never kegged or bottled up a beer that was still active so I'm not sure what to do with this one. Thanks for any help.


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Re: Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout [Re: peruvian spark]
    #7854139 - 01/09/08 02:57 PM (16 years, 23 days ago)

Whats the temp of the room ?


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Re: Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout [Re: Brainiac]
    #7854217 - 01/09/08 03:12 PM (16 years, 23 days ago)

Average temperature is around 65.

The only thing I did different with this batch is that I racked it into the secondary a couple days earlier than normal. I'm not sure if that would make fermentation take longer or not.


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Re: Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout [Re: peruvian spark]
    #7855314 - 01/09/08 06:43 PM (16 years, 23 days ago)

I would say its the temp, making fermentation take longer.


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Re: Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout [Re: Brainiac]
    #7856509 - 01/09/08 10:14 PM (16 years, 23 days ago)

well you kinda need to know the starting gravity and the yeast tolerance to alcohol aka how much it ferments to.

bottom line is you still got a little bit of sugar in their, just let it keep bubbling


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Re: Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout [Re: makaveli8x8]
    #7869972 - 01/12/08 05:38 PM (16 years, 20 days ago)

you bottle it now, you ll probably have broken glass all over your dog


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Re: Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout [Re: peruvian spark]
    #7896997 - 01/18/08 11:01 AM (16 years, 14 days ago)

OK, I waited a few more days to see if the hydrometer would drop any more, which it didn't. So I decided to go ahead and keg it up.
After cooling and carbonating the beer for 3 days its looking something like this -


The taste is not bad at all. My only gripe is that it could have been a little heavier. I like stouts that are almost offensive to the taste buds! This one could be described as a "light oatmeal-cream stout". Its definitely drinkable and will only get better over the next 2 or 3 weeks in the keg. Next time I'll use more chocolate and roasted malts to give it more kick. Cheers!


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Re: Hey brewers, couple questions about my first stout [Re: peruvian spark]
    #7897369 - 01/18/08 01:10 PM (16 years, 14 days ago)

:drooling: i once made a stout and added mashed banannas to the wort. added a creamy texture. im off to go get a stout.


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