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03-11-2009, 06:33 PM
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Serving a Stout.....
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How many of you guys actually use a stout faucet and nitro to serve your stouts? I'm tossing around getting the equipment to do it but I'm still on the fence.
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03-11-2009, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Brooklyn
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all my nitro equipment just arrived yesterday. really looking forward to breaking it in
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03-11-2009, 07:10 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Dallas, TX
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Berserker_Brew
all my nitro equipment just arrived yesterday. really looking forward to breaking it in
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+1. I need to convert another sanyo to use it. I am definitely looking forward to it. |
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03-11-2009, 07:12 PM
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We get it, you hate BMC.
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: New Bern, NC
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I've got one. It's pretty cool. I haven't actually used it on a stout yet, I've got my red ale on it.
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03-11-2009, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: San Antonio, TX
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I dont have one, but it make a differance. My buddy has one for his Guinness always on tap..... yummm!!
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03-11-2009, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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I plan to do so in the next couple months. I can't wait.
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03-11-2009, 08:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Marquette, MI
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I have a stout on tap right now, no nitrogen. I plan to get a stout tap and nitro setup eventually, the only problem is they arn't free. Just because you dont have a nitro setup dont let that stop you from brewing/serving stout.
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03-11-2009, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Atkinson (near the Quad Cities), IL
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I just use the hypodermic needle trick for a nice creamy head...works great!! 
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03-11-2009, 09:12 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Vernon Hills, IL
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Where can you go to get nitro for your tank? I too have been toying with this idea.
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03-11-2009, 09:28 PM
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We get it, you hate BMC.
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: New Bern, NC
Posts: 2,583
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I get it from a company called airgas, but look for it at a place that specializes in welding equip/supplies. Just in case you find it easier to get, argon works too. I know someone on this site uses it because they just have easier access.
It is very true that a syringe/meat injector works as a nice fix. I'll put my stout in a growler to-go and bring the meat injector. Any time you force the beer through a small opening at high pressure you get a similar effect.
It is ALSO true that you can run a beer through a stout faucet with CO2 and get the identical effect. Especially if you have a short beer line to that faucet, which is logical since there is no need to restrict the flow before the faucet. If I'm out of beergas and still want to serve my red ale I'll just hook it up to the CO2. The only problem with this is that you can't leave it hooked up to CO2, or the beer will get overcarb'd. But a few hours doesn't hurt.
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Fermenting:.
Conditioning:[Oaked Cider][ESB]
On Tap.........[The Munchner][Spiced Cider][English Cider][Simcoe IPA][Triple Hops Grooved][Cider'n 'gnac]
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