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Old 01-02-2012, 03:23 AM   #1
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Default Is this normal for a stout?

Just bottled my first stout today and during bottling I was getting a lot of foam/head and I have never had that before with the previous lager and wheats I have done. Is this normal or could something be wrong?


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Old 01-02-2012, 03:38 AM   #2
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It happens. I'm still trying to figure out why it happens in some beers (after 200 beers). Doesn't seem to make a difference in the beer. I assume it is CO2 coming out of solution, since there is no way of introducing air into the siphon system.

I had one do it recently that had been in the fermenter for 6 weeks and had definitely finished.

Makes it a pain to get the bottles filled to the right level.
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:27 AM   #3
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A lot of heavier beers do just that, they keep the CO2 in solution. The foam is the CO2 getting agitated and coming out of solution. I wouldn't worry.
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Old 01-02-2012, 06:30 AM   #4
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+1 on what nano said
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Old 01-02-2012, 03:52 PM   #5
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Ok great, it did make it more of a pain during bottling but no big deal, it was just the first time I ran across it so it worried me for a second. Thanks guys!


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