Hi I have just fished Brewing "Directors Bitter" I am going to most of it in a keg but want to a few bottles of it as well. The Qs I would like to ask is how much sugar should I put in the keg the instructions say up to a 100 grams should I put in a 100 grams or less. As I am going to try a few bottles as well do I use the sugar I have already put in the keg or do i put suger in the bottles as well if so how much. Thanks
Sugar for Keg & bottles
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dps51
Landlord.
I put in 60 grams for a keg and 5 grams per pint bottles
and that works for me
and that works for me
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If you have a second FV you can add 80-100g of sugar, often dissolved in a little warm water. Add beer and bottle and keg from this.
If you don't then I'd put 80 g in the keg and half a level teaspoon per 500ml bottle. This will give you bottles without too much fizz but more like a draught beer level of life. Remember to leave it at room temp for 2 weeks to secondary ferment. You can try your keg at a week. Just don't drink it all before it's reached it's best
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If you don't then I'd put 80 g in the keg and half a level teaspoon per 500ml bottle. This will give you bottles without too much fizz but more like a draught beer level of life. Remember to leave it at room temp for 2 weeks to secondary ferment. You can try your keg at a week. Just don't drink it all before it's reached it's best
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simon12
Landlord.
Just to add a 3rd opinion I would add 85g dissolved in a small amount of water to the keg (assuming a 23L batch) and when its full immediately fill 2 bottles from the keg.
