Making Strong Stout

julesm

Hi All,
just started doing this and I am a bit addicted. But there seems to be a gap in the market for a strong stout, something like Guiness Export or Dragon Stout. I'm assuming that you could adapt one of the kits to make something like this. Anyone ever tried?
Tried slightly reducing water and increasing sugar in a munton's imperial stout kit, but fermentation stopped too early,don't think the yeast could handle it. Perhaps didn't like the simple sugars? Going to have another go in a couple of days using spraymalt, just wondered if anyone had any advice?

HBO_Staff

Hi julesm, we've put this to our friends at Youngs for their thoughts, just waiting for a reply, they may be off for Xmas though, but we'll let you know asap

lofty256

I'm very imterested in the outcome of this one as I have been wanting a strong stout for a long time. Can I feel a new kit coming lol?

HBO_Staff

hi folks, we've checked and still no word from them, but we'll try them again after the New Year break and see what they can tell us!

batfink5537

Hi i was reading a comment on another forum. & a guy there maid a stout kit (Coopers i think) with the recomended amount of sugar and water but added Half a kg of dark spray malt . Aparently it came out at 6% & was a nice pint.

marko

Sounds good batfink, I might give that a try myself.

batfink5537

Yea i have a stout kit here & some light spray malt i might give it a try to i do like stout.