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Steveruch

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I recently brewed a no-boil batch of stout where I cold steeped the dark grains. I left them out at room temperature instead of in the fridge and accidentally did a mini sour mash.
The slight sourness is not bad; kind of makes it a bit of a Guinness clone. The problem is that the head disappears instantly and there is almost no carbonation.
Why?
 
What was your OG and FG? Did you add sugar right before bottling? Or are you kegging?
 
What was your OG and FG? Did you add sugar right before bottling? Or are you kegging?
1.050 and 1.017.
I added sugar. Most of it went into a Tap-a-draft and some went into bottles. I also added a couple of prime tabs to the bottles. The beer acts the same from both.
 

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