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Hi Folks,

Just a quick question on bottling stout.

I have an extract ferming at the moment, its a Youngs brand Stout. I am looking to bottle this into grolsch type bottles with porcelin lids that i bought in IKEA in Belfast.

My question is - do i need to second ferment the stout in the bottles in the dark and then store in the dark as they are clear glass bottles or can I second ferment as normal (leave in utility room) and then move to dark shed.

I remember learning before that certain brews need darkness but not sure if this applies to the stout ?

Ceddy.

Welcome to the forum.

Generally any beer in green or clear glass is best kept from the light because the hop alpha acids get turned into smelly compounds. This is particularly true of the beer has a lot of hops. The colour of the beer is irrelevant because the light will still penetrate if the bottles are not brown.

Your best bet is to keep those bottles in the dark at all times to prevent the dodgy flavour developing.

Are those bottles designed for beer or other carbonated drinks?

Bottles designed for beer are made from thicker glass so that they can handle the pressure. Bottles bought in IKEA may be designed for still beverages, or even just decoration and may not be strong enough to survive the carbonation process intact.

Cheers for the advice chaps.

They are heavy duty 1 ltr bottles and seem to be the same strength and thickness of the Grolsch bottles.

I will let you's know how the finished product turns out.

"Ceddy":3vnlvtov wrote: Cheers for the advice chaps.

They are heavy duty 1 ltr bottles and seem to be the same strength and thickness of the Grolsch bottles.

I will let you's know how the finished product turns out.[/quote:3vnlvtov]

If that's the case they are damn handy for brewing. It's a pity about the colour of the glass, but it shouldn't be too much bother to keep the light off them.

Funny, I had the same idea when I looked at them, and for some reason I decided they wouldn't be up to it. But now comparing one to a normal swingtop I can't think why! I'll let you do the experiment all the same, do let us know if this goes off well without explosions!