Oatmeal Stout: 50 bottles of beer on the wall – 11/20/2006
My first batch of oatmeal stout went into bottles the other day. I now have 5o dark, delicious beauties that will be ready to consume in two to three weeks. Bottling went without even the regular upsets or mistakes–I did notice one worrysome thing, however. When I had racked my brew from the secondary fermenter, a 5 gallon glass carboy, I noticed that I had a very thin ring of sediment (or the like) that has accumulated on the side of the carboy where the surface of the beer had been.
I hadn’t noticed any such ring in my past brews and believe that this may indicate that I had an infection in the brew. There weren’t any off flavors or odors that I could detect, so I figure that if I had an infection it lost out to the yeast and its alcoholic byproducts. I will know for sure in a couple of weeks whether or not the infection survived. It will be evident if any of the bottles turns out to be a gusher, a brew that foams excessively when opened.
Other than that, I am quite hopeful for a good batch of stout. I am excited to let my parents give this one a try. It turns out that my dad has never IN HIS WHOLE LIFE tried a stout beer. My mother enjoys dark coffee, so I believe that she is sure to enjoy this style. In any case, I will let you all know the results when the votes are in.
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