New Years Day Imperial Stout 2012

[WishboneBrewery]

Just added you forum post as a link on my blogged brewday.

[Spikesdad]

Cool.. thank you

[Spikesdad]

Dont know why i was worried.. Yeasties look to be doing ok..

[barney]

MMMM Looking Nice.

[leedsbrew]

cracking mate! Yeast fecking love fermenting stout!

[Lugsy]

Definitely looking good there, watch out for the yeasties getting out of the fermenter!

[Spikesdad]

Definitely looking good there, watch out for the yeasties getting out of the fermenter!

Yeah, they doing that... 2 hour on an they pushin up the lid!!!

[leedsbrew]

get in! Is it on the floor now then!

[Lugsy]

Right, mines definitely going in a fermenter in a big bucket to catch the crap. I wonder how pdtnc's will be when he gets home from work?

[WishboneBrewery]

Mmm Meringue

[Spikesdad]

SG now down to 1.046, so going quite well, yeast has really settled down now, but still bubblin nicelly. Gave a gentle rouse, anyway, and hopefull no stuck ferments.

[Spikesdad]

Sg now at 1.032, with still a good head of foamy krausen, and airlock bubblin nicely. this might go down to intended FG of 1.024.

Smells very much Like roast coffee.

[leedsbrew]

nice work!

[Lugsy]

Nice one Spikesdad, not far to go now then! I'm like an expectant father with mine, gravity check every day

[Spikesdad]

Well... didnt quite make it.. three days now at 1.025.. so from 1.092 i make it a crappy 71% attenuation, and a very dissapointing 8.9% ABV. Not good to say started off wanting a 10%er Oh well..

So, with this in mind was thinking of priming with either 3oz (84g)cane sugar, or 5 1/2 oz (155g) DME. Is this a bit much with the poor attenuation, do you think? Dont want any bottle bombs!!

Cheers all, Dave