coopers stout -- virgin

[e-brewer]

Hi All
Well i have bit the bullet and have started a coopers stout and a dark ale this afternoon .The stout was done with two half kilo bags of dark spraymalt whilst the dark ale was done with sugar ..why because thats what i had available.
My question is for best performance from the stout should i bottle or barrel .I have one corny available and nearly enough grolsch bottles.If i go down the bottle route with the stout how much sugar per bottle.If i go down the barrel route how much sugar to give the best results.?
I am sure this question has been raised in the past but there is now so much on the forum dealing with this kit that i kinda think a wee sticky with all the key points would be beneficial just for this kit.
And yes its bubbling away like its possessed after only a few hours its almost at the top of the fermenter and i used my largest fermenter and perhaps underdiluted the kit.
Last question has any one double made this kit ..i mean two kits with no sugar/spraymalt if so how did it come out ,,as if i like the kit i might consider doing just that and laying it down for the new year.

Cheers E-brewer

fife

[Ditch]

The stout was done with 1 half kilo bags of dark spraymalt

I'm taking it that's a typo? I just can't figure out what ye meant to say.

As for the rest of it? Entirely up to you, isn't it? Do ye prefer ye beer out of a bottle? If not? Precious little to be gained from that approach, is there?

How much sugar to prime a keg? I'm possibly not the best bloke to answer that one!

[e-brewer]

Hi All / Ditch
The typo has been fixed what i meant to type was two half kilo bags.

I would still like a but of advice re bottling/amount of sugar and double making the kit.

The stout had overflowed the fermenter overnight but not to badly.

Cheers e-brewer

fife

[Lillywhite]

How much sugar to prime a keg? I'm possibly not the best bloke to answer that one!

85 grams (3 ozs) is sufficient when kegging.

[the real deal]

All I can tell you is what Ive tried with my brews.
I bottle all of the brew I make. It simply works out better for me to drink a few bottles when I get the chance rather than trying to make my way through a keg. Each to there own...
For the stout that I have maturing away in bottles at the moment, I primed it with 60grams of glucoze. I don't know if thats the right amount for my taste but I'll soon find out in around a week or so when I crack it open.
Look for a middle ground with your 1st stout and after that you'll know which way you'll want to go with future brews.

[Ditch]

Look for a middle ground with your 1st stout and after that you'll know which way you'll want to go with future brews.

Damn. That's extremely well put. Wish I'd thought of that!

E Brewer; Frankly, I suspect 'double brewing' Coopers Stout, as ye describe there, would be a tragic waste of good kits.