Priming Stout

[Gosbeck]

Hi,

I've been lurking on this forum for a few weeks now and it has been very informative and helpful. However, now I need some help, as I haven't been able to find an answer in any of the threads that I've read.

I've brewed plenty of bitter kits and a few lager kits in the past, but I have my first ever stout in the FV at the moment. It's a Brewmaker Irish Velvet Dark Stout made up to 23 litres/40 pints, been in the fv for 12 days and it has finally finished fermenting with the FG at 1.006. I intend racking it to a second FV with the priming sugar and then bottling around 8 pints and putting the rest in a King Keg.

Unfortunately the instructions that came with the kit were not very good and my query is how much priming sugar to use for the secondary fermentation?

If it was a bitter/ale I would have used 90 grams or 3 ounces, for a lager I would have used 150 grams or about 5 ounces, but how much to use for a stout?

Thanks

[Geezah]

I'd treat it as an ale and use about 100g
I put all my coopers stout in the KK and didn't prime, just used co2
You dont want fizz, but you want a nice head.

[batey1963]

Very good question. I have one ready to put in the FV as well. i would be very interested to hear your thoughts on this also. come on fellas. Spill the beans. may your brews be good ones and cheers. Martin.

[damon8000]

I agree with Geezah - don't prime, use co2 in the keg. Just decant it down, and then pop a co2 bulb in.

Next time, if you ain't planning on storing it before supping, just use the King Keg as an FV - trust me

[brianboru]

i'd use 80g max....unless you want fizzy stout. you could use even less and let it sit for a month and the bubbles are tiny by then....very creamy

[Gosbeck]

Thanks for the responses.

I'm going to put a very small amount of sugar in the bottled stout and just use CO2 in the keg. I'll let you know how I get on when it's ready to drink.