Expected FG of Coopers Stout

[burgo]

Easy question to all you Coopers Stout experts.

I have a very sedately fermenting CS, unlike all the pics and vids I have seen on this site. It was made up with 1KG extra dark spraymalt and had a OG of 1040, what would you expect as a reasonable FG, I am still a bit nervous as the previous brew (brown ale) stuck at 1020.

Thanks

[196osh]

I am not sure exactly, when I did mine I had an OG of 1045 and an FG of 1015

[WishboneBrewery]

Mine started at 1036 and went down to 1008. Using DSM and 1tsp yeast nutrient.

[chopperswookie]

i got one down to 1004 using dark spray malt and 500g brewing sugar

[THE EMBALMER]

my first one with medium spray malt was og-1040 and went down to fg-1012
which i worked out as 1040 minus 1012 giving 28 then divided by 7.75 to give 3.61 %

my second batch which i kegged tonight with coopers dark liquid malt was og -1048 down to fg- 1020

which with the above calc works out the same abv 3.61%

strange indeady

[burgo]

Checked out the Coopers last night and it has reached 1.012 which is in the right ball park looking at some of your guys results, gave it a gentle agitation and put it back to bed again to see if I can tease a couple of additional points.

I didn't have the fermentation fireworks that people talk about with Coopers Stout, the FV lid did start to crease at one point tho so I thought that it had not really done it's job.

Time to chill with this whole HB thing I guess

[Dill]

I didn't have the fermentation fireworks that people talk about with Coopers Stout, the FV lid did start to crease at one point tho so I thought that it had not really done it's job.

Didn't you crack open the lid a little? Something you should have done if not using a fermentation lock

[burgo]

yes, I have an airlock, one of the two piece ones. Not impressed, first brew it was fired out of the lid, this time it didn't function properly an the lid creased. I have bought another, and different one.

[WishboneBrewery]

Check my coopers out!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR04e_6L1Ws Its all bottled and lovely now though

[burgo]

I have watched your vid a couple of times before, got nothing like that myself although the airing cupboard was protected like we were expecting a nuclear blast in case it did

[WishboneBrewery]

ahh... OK!
Well I pretty much soaked a thick towel through too, bet I lost a pint or two just to the frothing.