Should stout be fizzy?

[giraffe]

Hi,

I am going to be bottling my EDME stout this weekend and am unsure what to do as far as priming goes. I am sure when I have had guinnes and murphys it has been flat?

Any one tried leaving a stout flat when bottling?

[danbrew]

I would carb ever so slightly at about quarter to half a teaspoon to a pint bottle... pub stouts are served under nitro and it has a different effect (and they are cold as hell these days too which makes a difference). Personally i like flat beer but no carbonation whatsoever doesnt seem quite right. Besides, if its still too much you can always knock some out when serving...

[Ditch]

[giraffe]

haha thanks, I will put a bit of sugar in then.

[Mo06]

This is my stout with about a level teaspoon per 650ml bottle

[St. Ailbhe's Brewery]

1. Do you object to fizzy stout? If not, then ball on!

2. I, like the lads above, prime ever so slightly, just enough to keep it fresh tasting. Last time I did stout I bottled 2 or 3 that I didn't prime, just for the craic, and I didn't enjoy them as much as the bottles that had a half teaspoon in them.

3. To the best of my recollection, large pint bottles of Guinness, so beloved of auld lads over here, are bubbly enough. So there is a commercial precedent! Draught is flat though.

[Dominic]

Why do these idiots post rubbish to forums?

[twentyfootwilf]

Why do these idiots post rubbish to forums?

Seemed a fair enough question to me from someone who probably hasn't a lot of brewing experience. Not sure I would use the expression 'flat' to describe a less carbonated beer, but I think we all understand what is meant by it.

[truemay]

If you enjoy stout regularly.Buy a budget barrel.
Never quite the same out of a bottle.

[Dominic]

Can I just point out that there was a spam post which I posted immediately after! I assume a mod removed this? I have been issued with a warning for flaming! I assume Jim thought I was replying to someone posting about beer on this board. I wasn't. Sorry for any confusion and upset caused.

[twentyfootwilf]

Can I just point out that there was a spam post which I posted immediately after! I assume a mod removed this? I have been issued with a warning for flaming! I assume Jim thought I was replying to someone posting about beer on this board. I wasn't. Sorry for any confusion and upset caused.

Apologies all round then. I obviously got the same impression that Jim got. Sorry for any misunderstanding

[Ditch]

If you enjoy stout regularly.Buy a budget barrel.
Never quite the same out of a bottle.

[Dominic]

Can I just point out that there was a spam post which I posted immediately after! I assume a mod removed this? I have been issued with a warning for flaming! I assume Jim thought I was replying to someone posting about beer on this board. I wasn't. Sorry for any confusion and upset caused.

Apologies all round then. I obviously got the same impression that Jim got. Sorry for any misunderstanding

No worries! Jim has withdrawn my warning, my fault for not quoting!

[Ditch]

..... my fault for not quoting!

Yeah, but; If ye quoted spam, would ye not get hammered for spamming?

[Geezah]

+1 for kegging a stout.
I never bottle stouts and dont prime a keg, just add enough CO2 to serve at room temperature. (the utility room which is a few degrees cooler than the rest of the house)