Hi guys just finished bottling my toucan stout
ended up doing the following:
1 coopers stout can
1 coopers dark can
1 kg dextrose
23 lt of water
stirred the living daylights out if it to get plenty of oxygen into it as suggested by someone
pitched both yeast @ 24 deg C (O.G 1060)
dropped ferment temp down to 20 after first sign of bubbles (1 day)
Thankfully i used a blow of tube as suggested as the fermentation went crazy for a few days with the krausen comming out the tube. changed back to airlock once it had died down.
let it sit for 12 days S.G was stable at 1010 for the last few days and bottled
Run out of bottles and had a pint left so i put in this glass and as they say "waste not want not"
taste good! not as bitter as i would have thought however i did have a couple other beers while bottling. Should make me sleep well tonight.
will leave them sit at room temp for two weeks then off to the "cellar" (Mechanics pit in my shed) where its a constant 15 deg for 6 months ready for next winter (if i can wait that long)
Thanks guys for all the advise and reccomendations. For a begginer to homebrew this site has helped heaps.
Now onto the next brew - came home from the homebrew shop with a morgans bitter and hop pellets - getting really brave now
cheers!