# Stout Thoughts **URL:** \ **Category:** Beer Recipes\ **Created:** [December 26, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957 "2015-12-26T07:20:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![klickitat\_jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/klickitat_jim/32/6601_2.png) [@klickitat\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/klickitat_jim)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957/41 "2016-01-15T11:39:43Z")
I taste tested them after work last night. The Irish came out nice. I usually get a hint the “Guiness” fermentation profile from 1084, but this time it fermented pretty clean. Maybe it will come through a little once its properly carbed. It might need a touch of acid to sharpen it up a little.  I really like the recipe, and while I had some doubt about using Challenger, I don’t anymore. They work perfectly as a single charge 60min hop. Especially if you’re getting bored with using EKG in everything UK. The American stout is a dandy I think. I’m a big fan of Deschutes Obsidian, and this is like a bolder fresher Obsidian. Might be a keeper as is. Good enough that I might have to ship it to NHC and see how it fairs. Thanks for all the input guys! ---
**Author:** ![blatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@blatz](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/blatz)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957/42 "2016-01-15T12:20:16Z")
I like the looks of that American stout Jim - I may have to borrow that recipe at some point ---
**Author:** ![klickitat\_jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/klickitat_jim/32/6601_2.png) [@klickitat\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/klickitat_jim)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 12:50pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957/43 "2016-01-15T12:50:35Z")
Cool, go for it ---
**Author:** ![jonhughey\_att.net](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/jonhughey_att.net/32/6277_2.png) [@jonhughey\_att.net](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/jonhughey_att.net)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957/44 "2016-01-15T12:52:43Z")
So what do you think of the Am stout at the higher pH, Jim ? It’s nice, right ? ---
**Author:** ![klickitat\_jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/klickitat_jim/32/6601_2.png) [@klickitat\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/klickitat_jim)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957/45 "2016-01-15T13:29:51Z")
> [@](#): > > So what do you think of the Am stout at the higher pH, Jim ? It’s nice, right ? Yes it sure seems to be. I’ll see what the final ph is on these tonight ---
**Author:** ![klickitat\_jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/brewersassociation/user_avatar/forum.homebrewersassociation.org/klickitat_jim/32/6601_2.png) [@klickitat\_jim](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/klickitat_jim)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957/46 "2016-01-16T22:31:23Z")
Verified terminal gravity and ph is 4.0 on the irish, 4.3 on the American. I think I’ll leave them alone cuz their tasting pretty good. Kinda crashing them, dropping them to my lagering chest temp, but not going to gel. I’ll keg them tomorrow. Built a keg pressure gage so these will be my test run beers for that. Hoping to eliminate the over/under carbonation issue. I hate having a keg lagering for a month and when you tap it its a crap shoot. No more of that hopefully [Previous page](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/stout-thoughts/21957.md?page=2)