Batch Priming For a Novice

[Mark Winter]

Hi

Got myself a Phillips PerfectDraft machine and 5 kegs to go with it. Looking to refill these with a Mangrove Jacks Lager kit when I've emptied 4 of them. I've made a ton of wine kits over the years but I'm pretty much a novice when it comes to making beer and cider. I could do the kits no problem, but when it comes to batch priming I'm not really sure. Each keg will hold 6 litres and I expect to be putting at at least 5 litres back into them, as I usually end up with 21 litres after doing a 23 litre kit.

So, with that in mind, what would you reccomend as a priming sugar, and how much would you say I should be adding to the full 21 ltres. I watched videos were people were saying mini kegs need less priming, but I'm not sure if this is because of them being a bit delicate. Any help appreciated.

 

[Moe]

Other than “chuck half a teaspoon of sugar into each bottle, bit less for stout and a bit more if you want it more fizzy” I know nothing else of batch priming

However, the calculator on brewers friend will give you a more precise answer:

https://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/
Better still, download the Brewfather app, it’s free and got loads of useful tools on it.

 

[Mark Winter]

Other than “chuck half a teaspoon of sugar into each bottle, bit less for stout and a bit more if you want it more fizzy” I know nothing else of batch priming

However, the calculator on brewers friend will give you a more precise answer:

https://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/
Better still, download the Brewfather app, it’s free and got loads of useful tools on it.

I've downloaded the app. Hopefully will guide me well when I'm doing the batch prime. Cheers