PaulPablo Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hey all Brewers Looking in brewing a Irish Stout with my 2nd kit.I see on youtube a lot of them boil over from high fermentation...Is that the case with all of the stouts? Any tips on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
***** Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hey all Brewers Looking in brewing a Irish Stout with my 2nd kit.I see on youtube a lot of them boil over from high fermentation...Is that the case with all of the stouts? Any tips on this? Welcome Paul The darker the beer the higher the Krausen (foam & bubbles). So far with my brewing the Stout has had the highest Krausen, but this has not been a problem as I have a DIY fermenter with the Krausen collar. If you have one of these you will be OK, if not then only fill your fermenter to 18 litres initially and add the remaining water once the Krausen dies down. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Eh!L Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Hi Paul, Yes, that is the case for all stouts and dark beers. If you are worried about an overflow of foam out of the fermenter then brew your stout at a lesser volume (ie 18L) then top it up to full volume once the krausen (foam) dies back after a couple of days. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH1525226084 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 As the guys above said... I made the English Stout which because of the added dark malt you would expect even more krausen - it was massive, but still didn't touch the lid of the FV. But each one can go a little different [annoyed] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulPablo Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Tx for the info guys.Helps alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.