So... I have a small kegerator, and am currently enjoying ales. What I really want to do though, is do up a nice stout. Only problem is that I don't really want to invest in a nitro setup, and I also don't want to use up one of my two taps for a beer that I will only want to drink occasionally.
I thought about just bottling a batch and naturally carbing, but then I remembered having yeast sediment in bottles is one of the reasons I switched from making beer to wine a few years ago (before discovering kegging of course). Last night, I thought of a solution, and want to know how it will work. I was thinking I could keg the stout, and then put it on the gas at room temperature around 12 PSI to get the appropriate low level of carbonation. Then, using a 6-8' piece of hose and a picnic tap (using the biermuncher method) I could just fill bottles at room temperature. I shouldn't have to worry too much about losing carbonation that way. I guess another option, would be to take it off the gas, cold crash for 48 hours or so, and fill bottles at like 2 psi with cold beer which would definitely keep the carbonation in solution. Then when I pour a bottle, I could do the syringe trick to get the proper head, and I should be able to get a nicely poured stout.
Thoughts?
I thought about just bottling a batch and naturally carbing, but then I remembered having yeast sediment in bottles is one of the reasons I switched from making beer to wine a few years ago (before discovering kegging of course). Last night, I thought of a solution, and want to know how it will work. I was thinking I could keg the stout, and then put it on the gas at room temperature around 12 PSI to get the appropriate low level of carbonation. Then, using a 6-8' piece of hose and a picnic tap (using the biermuncher method) I could just fill bottles at room temperature. I shouldn't have to worry too much about losing carbonation that way. I guess another option, would be to take it off the gas, cold crash for 48 hours or so, and fill bottles at like 2 psi with cold beer which would definitely keep the carbonation in solution. Then when I pour a bottle, I could do the syringe trick to get the proper head, and I should be able to get a nicely poured stout.
Thoughts?
