Batch Primming?

[kaner1972]

I have a 22 litre of Donard and blitzer ale ready to bottle and prime. Someone suggested doing a batch prime with another bucket. Is this the better way to go or do i just stick to primming every bottle?

 

[PD]

Its is immaterial which you do, its a personal preference. Bulk priming is quicker and easier and I'm told that is is more accurate.
Although on a 23 litre brew 40 bottles say I find bottle priming no trouble.

 

[SloeBrewer]

If you have a second bucket, then batch priming is the simpler solution. Make up a sugar syrup, bring to the boil and allow to cool. Put this in the empty bucket. Next, syphon the beer out of the fermentation bucket, onto the sugar syrup, avoiding splashes. The beer will mix with the syrup and the sugar should be distributed evenly, but you can always give it a gentle stir with a beer paddle, but don't splash it around or it will introduce unwanted oxygen.

It's best to have a bottling bucket fitted with a tap, and a bottling stick, but you can use a bottling stick with a piece of 5/16 syphon tubing and a racking cane, held in place with a clip.

Priming every bottle is the alternative, it takes longer and the beer can foam up when it hits the sugar, but many people do it.

 

[graysalchemy]

You should get a more uniform carb with batch priming :thumb:

 

[Ceejay]

I always batch prime and achieve very consistent, desired CO2 levels from bottle to bottle :thumb:

 

[kaner1972]

How much sugar do i need to do a batch prime?

 

[SloeBrewer]

1 tsp per litre (4g approx)

So 88g for a 22 litre brew

 

[graysalchemy]

I would agree with that :thumb:

 

[bunkerbrewer]

The beer will mix with the syrup and the sugar should be distributed evenly, but you can always give it a gentle stir with a beer paddle, but don't splash it around or it will introduce unwanted oxygen.

I use the syphon tube to give my bottling bucket a gentle stir - does the job and I don't have to remember to sanitise another bit of kit :)