10/17/2007 – Step Ladder Stout : Kegged and on tap
Yesterday evening I finally got around to transferring the Step Ladder Stout from the primary into its keg. I don’t much like waiting this long before racking it off, but I have been very busy lately getting Brutus, the brew dog, acclimated and trained–getting used to morning walks has been a bit of a shock to the system!
The step ladder stout terminated with a final gravity of 1.014 which is a little higher than expected–I had trouble with the mash temperature control and ended up mashing at a low temp. I took a little taste and the roasted barely comes through in a huge way, maybe too huge. The color is lovely ink.
I am going to carbonate this one just using CO2 because I don’t have the nitrogen kegging equipment. Based on my past results, this one will be carbonated nicely in about a week or so ( sitting at 12-15 Psi and 45 degrees ).
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