I made a basic (extract) Oatmeal Stout and added cocoa to the secondary. It's been a month and the s.g. is 1.019 (room temp was warm--in the mid-70's). My normal beer ending s.g. is usually around 1.012 to 1.014. It does not taste sweet, it tastes good. I'm not really concerned about exploding bottles but ending up over-carbonated. I had gotten to where I didn't even check the s.g. anymore but I ended up with one that was way way over-carbonated. I'd get about 1/3 beer and 2/3 foam. I'm thinking about cutting back on the priming sugar a little but I don't want it flat either. Any ideas?
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Was there any further fermentation in progress?? You are probably finished with all the fermentable sugars if so. Then I'd say if you didn't prime it properly then you will end up with a flat or under carbonated beer. Start kegging and take control of your carbonation. You'll be glad you did.
