Suburban Stout 25.11.10

[Spud395]

Hey Dave thats pretty much very similar to a stout I brewed on friday night.
You've more bitterness than mine but I got more roast barley than you
Also used challanger insted of your fuggles alongside of the target!
Nice one

[adm]

Looks good.

Tell your Emma that cornies are a better investment in the long run. They cost the same or less as a KK (but you do need to sort out gas and a reg) up front, but you won't ever need to replace them. They'll pay for themselves in the long term, whereas you'll probably end up frustrated with KKs in the end.

[bigdave]

Still a good head on it but thought Id take a sample anyway (I wanted a taste!) . Oh good lord! this stuff tastes amazing! its only down to 1.024 but DAMN! hers a real tobacco smoked oak, coffee flavour and the aroma is an expensive full bodied red wine!

[Gricey]

All this talk of stouts makes me want to put the Saison on hold... where did I put my self-discipline

[WishboneBrewery]

All this talk of stouts makes me want to put the Saison on hold... where did I put my self-discipline

Leave it where ever it is until the new year I'm assured that is 'Best Practice'

[bigdave]

Down to 1.022 today. Still showing signs of fermentation so it can stop where it is for the weekend!

[beerlover36]

that's some amazing yeast activity in the picture, I've only used S04 once myself and only got a light froth on a 4% bitter, I'm doing a Guinness clone soon, is S04 a good one to use? I found it to be very attenuative and I suppose Guinness is meant to be dry

[bigdave]

I used S04 because thats what I had. Im intending having a go at liquid yeasts soon so next time I brew a stout I may try WLP004.

[bigdave]

I cant believe this is STILL fermenting!! Its slowed right down to a crawl so I don't think Its got long left but it has to be the longest fermentation period Ive ever had! 11 days and counting!

[bigdave]

Racked to secondary. FG 1.020 so an abv of 5.7%

Tastes amazing! Its developed into a real thick headdy stout! Perhaps I should rename it "Headache Maker"? lol


mmm...

[Gricey]

Looks delicious, and much better than the dark brew I just polished off from the supermarket!

[bigdave]

Just taken another 'sample' and its dropped another 2 points to 1.018 putting it at bang on 6%! I may just pop a staw in the top of the secondary FV and start supping now!

[critch]

a second hand corny costs less than new king keg........

[bigdave]

That is true but the regulators, gas etc dont come cheap. This ones going in bottles at the weekend. Maybe then I wont be quite as tempted to sup it all now! lol

[bigdave]

Well, Its all bottled and would you believe it, I'd not cleaned enough bottles!

SWMBO has a pop at me for drinking during the week but even she's agreed it'd be a waste of 2.5 pints!



In the 4 days since I last sampled the sharp coffee flavours and after tastes have mellowed a huge amount! I'm almost tempted to take some to the in laws for Christmas!