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Stout problem

mished · 2012-04-09 18:43:46

Hi guys, I am on my first attempt at brewing stout. I used Muntons stout kit and bought malt to add instead of sugar as recommended by the website. It was to take 4 days to ferment and to reach 1008 but it is now day 14 and its still reading 1012 :eek: Any ideas on what I can do ? Thanks

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#32 12-04-2012 12:56pm
Martyn1989

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Sky King wrote: »

Ye all know that using washing up liquid to clean the glasses kills the head right??

A dishwasher is the only way.

My stout and ale comes out lovely with a rough pour and the head lasts grand on it for the most part.

The dishwasher detergents contain a rinse aid that leaves a film and kills the head retention. I read somewhere that most washing up liquids don't have rinse aids so are ok to use. I just rinse out the glass, throw some salt in and scrub it around the inside and lip of the glass and rinse out with hot water. Seems to work fine.

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#33 26-04-2012 9:01pm
mished

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Well lads we tried the first bottle of my stout tonight, it's really really nice
I am delighted. It's only a week bottled. I got 44 x 500ml bottles out of the kit.
Thanks for all your tips, I put a photo in the photo section if you want to see it.

Mished

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