How to Brew an Oatmeal Stout with Joe (Part 5)

This is the fifth part of what was supposed to be a four part series on how to easily brew your own oatmeal stout from a Midwest Supplies extract kit (I decided to continue on beyond the actual brewing and show you the next steps in finishing the beer). Join me as we rack the oatmeal stout out of the primary fermenter and into a glass carboy so it can complete a secondary fermentation over the next several weeks.

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[migueldeluna]

Hey Joe thanks a lot for your videos again, I had a question.. I recently received my brewing kit and I've been trying to make sure I have everything ready before I start, I've been browsing message boards and I was told that I shouldn't do a secondary fermentation.. I'm making a stout, and I do have a glass carboy, he explains that it's useless unless you add anything to the wort on the secondary.. thoughts on this?

[terpsichoreankid]

@migueldeluna You really only need to do a secondary to let your beer clear out or age with additions if needed. You can always bulk-age your beer in the secondary, off the first major layer of trub, too--it all sort of depends on what you need to do. If you're not doing anything radical with your stout, I'd just give it two full weeks in primary, then bottle and let it age in the bottles. That way they're already ready to go!

[migueldeluna]

@terpsichoreankid I was thinking of adding more chocolate to the stout somehow, since I'm making a double chocolate stout, but it might not be a good idea since this is my first batch. I'll probably just end up bottling as soon as it hits the final gravity.. and I'll probably use my secondary with a lighter beer like an IPA, where I would need it to be clear. Thanks!

[terpsichoreankid]

@migueldeluna You bet!

[mattg30380003]

@terpsichoreankid Secondary in a glass "jug" also serves as a "wow" factor when showing off your cool talent to friends ;)

[terpsichoreankid]

@mattg30380003 LOL Very true!

[terpsichoreankid]

@1960cad Thanks for the kind words on my vids! I'd say to let it sit long enough to clear out pretty well and then bottle it (so maybe a week or so). Once in the bottle, the priming sugar will cloud it up again for a brief time, but that will settle as the bottles age. I'd let them sit and allow the flavors to blend for a couple weeks in the bottles, and then give on a try! If it's not quite there, just let them sit for another week or so, then try again. Cheers!

[1960cad]

question? i just brewed a sierra clone it stopped fermenting in about 5 days, transferd it to secondary, how long should it sit there before bottling? im a beginner so any advise would be cool( my first one) great vids by the way!!

[terpsichoreankid]

@rkmorgan32 Thanks! :-) That just made my day! That inmate brew sounds quite good--I've not experimented with real fruit additions. You'll have to show us all how it turns out. Cheers!

[rkmorgan32]

Right on Joe! this was the most interesting series I have seen on youtube! and you are right they should teach brewing in high school, get half the students ready for the rest of thier lives...JK 5 stars! I'll post my vid of my setup for making jail wine, I used orange juice and 2 cans of pineaple chunks, 1/2 cup of sugar and baking yeast It's bubbling like crazy! woohooo!