I have a batch of all malt stout in bottles that's finished with a fairly high SG and an over sweet taste. Although I was aiming for a slightly sweet taste with a low hop flavour it has gone too far in both directions. The brew has been in bottles about a year now and I was thinking of re-brewing it with a new batch, maybe 50/50 and using a more robust yeast that will lower the finished SG. Is this practical or not. What do you think the end result might be? Steve W
re-brewing beer
Feb 04, 2004
3 Replies
By "re-brewing", do you ,ean adding it to another batch that's fermenting? Different terminology therre from here...you guys say "brewing" to refer to fermenting, we sat "brewing" to refer to the boil. Anyway, I don't think you'd like what you'd get ouit of doing this. You'd oxidize the old batch badly, probably making it worse than it is now.
-------------->Denn
-- Life begins at 60 - 1.060, that is.
Reply to denny_at_projectoneaudio_dot_com
denny, you probable shouldnt as the previous message suggested. however i have had some luck in making a "black and Tan". McSorly has a black and tan made of stout/lagar and its real good. try mixing half and half in a glass and drink it that way. if you like it and If you want to be brave, make a fresh batch of a fermeted lighter lager beer and mix it half and half with what you have left of the stout. add your priming sugar and bottle as usual. after a week or 2 try it and if its good i would drink it up within a month or two because it might not store as well. good luck. t
on second thought only mix half a batch of the lagar and as much of the stout. this will give you 3 kinds of beer and after another year the stout may have mellowed out and you or a friend might just like whats left of it.
Join the Discussion
Have something to add? Share your thoughts — no account required.
Didn't find your answer?
Ask the community — no account required