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[toonces]

so i bought some guinness and harp lager this afternoon, to make some black and tans. shit mixed up. wtf? so, i got a homebrew blonde ale, that i know the fg is 1.010. shit still mixed up. the last time i measured the fg of guinness stout it was 1.003.what the hell did they do?

[Mya]

so i bought some guinness and harp lager this afternoon, to make some black and tans. shit mixed up. wtf? so, i got a homebrew blonde ale, that i know the fg is 1.010. shit still mixed up. the last time i measured the fg of guinness stout it was 1.003.what the hell did they do?

did you use the draft cans? also a thats' a half and half, a black and tan is made with Guinness and Bass

[djinkc]

so i bought some guinness and harp lager this afternoon, to make some black and tans. shit mixed up. wtf? so, i got a homebrew blonde ale, that i know the fg is 1.010. shit still mixed up. the last time i measured the fg of guinness stout it was 1.003.what the hell did they do?

tip of the hat to you sir. Even though you are at least one tme zone behind me, you are in fact, way ahead of me.

[toonces]

did you use the draft cans? also a thats' a half and half, a black and tan is made with Guinness and Bass

nope, bottles. and the other part shouldn't matter as long as it's a higher fg. and i know my blonde ale finished at 1.010, so the guinness had to be about that for it to mix.

[RommelMagic]

I always thought that the nitro had more to do with it not mixing.

[tag]

The bottled Guinness is a bigger beer, Export Stout, so it'll have a higher FG.

[cavman]

The bottled Guinness is a bigger beer, Export Stout, so it'll have a higher FG.

They make Guiness Draught in bottles to.

[Mya]

They make Guiness Draught in bottles to.

true I assumed, the widget product be it canned or bottled was the light version required to allow proper layering, I know the Extra Stout, doesn't work rightand IMO a the Half n Half is superior to the B n T.

[chuck_d]

I don't know if a gravity difference is necessary for making layered beers, but it certainly doesn't determine which one you have to put on top. I've made Black & Tans with the same beers in both directions.

did you use the draft cans? also a thats' a half and half, a black and tan is made with Guinness and Bass Stout and Pale Ale

FTFY, I call Half & Half a Stout & Light Lager. I prefer to call it these generic styles rather than requiring macro produced non-craft beers.

[gnef]

How did you layer it? Some use a spoon, but I haven't had good luck with that. I have one of those 'lagerhead turtles', at least that is what I think it is, that sits on the glass, and helps it to layer properly. I haven't done a layerd pour in a while though, maybe it is about time...

[Mya]

I don't know if a gravity difference is necessary for making layered beers, but it certainly doesn't determine which one you have to put on top. I've made Black & Tans with the same beers in both directions.FTFY, I call Half & Half a Stout & Light Lager. I prefer to call it these generic styles rather than requiring macro produced non-craft beers.

I can certainly live with that

[toonces]

How did you layer it? Some use a spoon, but I haven't had good luck with that. I have one of those 'lagerhead turtles', at least that is what I think it is, that sits on the glass, and helps it to layer properly. I haven't done a layerd pour in a while though, maybe it is about time...

used a turtle.