Carbonation Drops for Bottling

[johnnyboy1965]

But if any policing authority look at this post....its sugar.

 

[pms67]

Why not batch prime? Say 5g per litre for ales and 7g per litre for lager/Pilsner saves faffing about with individual bottles, i am sure i am the only one on here who does this but if i have say 20l of a hoppy Pale Ale i will simply throw 100g of sugar in the FV, wait ten minutes then bottle, i never have any problems with this, i think i primed bottles once and it was enough to put me off,46 bottles is a lot of priming.
Good luck whatever you go with 👍

 

[Manxnorton]

This is what I call a 1/4 tsp of brewers sugar

as said m8...for me its the norm:lol:
between 1/4 n 1/2 is grains in it...
but as u said difference getting a wet rag out!:mrgreen:

thx :drunk:

 

[nigelnorris]

For the sake of experimentation I've just been and bought a box of Tate & Lyle sugar cubes for priming the lagers I've got on. I reckon the 3.9 g should be about right and they're easier than faffing with a spoon and little funnel. Way too much for an ale though, I put more like 2g into those.

 

[Gerryjo]

This is what I call a 1/4 tsp of brewers sugar

Try levelling that out it and it must be nearly 3/4.
I level as most people call a heaped teaspoon a teaspoon 🎵🍺👍

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[johnnyboy1965]

Dear oh dear oh dear. I honestly give up....Its A 1/4 of a tsp

 

[nigelnorris]

Dear oh dear oh dear. I honestly give up....Its A 1/4 of a tsp

Sums up why talking about teaspoons as a measure is never going to work. It's like Americans and their recipes using 'cups' of everything. What's a cup?

 

[Chippy_Tea]

 

[nigelnorris]

Is that a level cup or heaped?

 

[terrym]

What's a cup?

Something a bit smaller than a mug, often comes with a saucer if you are better off than most. :whistle:

 

[chewie]

I am glad I asked the question now!! - I am going to discard the drops and use regular sugar instead as will be gutted if my first homebrew has no head or hiss when opening!!

Get a set of those >
http://www.johnlewis.com/kitchen-cr...gclid=CP_o2ZfmptECFQYq0wod0owPug&gclsrc=aw.ds

If you are bottle priming, fill a teacup with sugar, stick the appropiate size spoon in it and give it a quick shake to level it of and you will get the exact amount every time, as Johnny says experiment with different amounts to get to the level of carbonation you are happiest with but err on the cautious side if you want ultra fizzy beer.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Is that a level cup or heaped?

As flat (level) as a pancake. :lol:

 

[Gerryjo]

As flat (level) as a pancake. [emoji38]

Depends on how your making your pancake.Now is that with self raising or plain and now don't forget the sugar 👍

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[Rockuronium]

Where's the Brewers Friend app, I can't find it?


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[Grizzly299]

Depends on the style. I use the Brewers Friend iPhone app. For English ale, the range is 1.5-2.0 volumes of CO2 per litre so just under half a teaspoon around 2g to 2.5g per 500ml bottle.

What this guy said. Aim for style appropriate carbonation.
In addition, if you wanted to emulate cask beer in general then you would need to aim for 1.5 - 1.7 volumes of Co2.

If you ever do find that your beer is too fizzy, then you can always decant it into a jug and leave it for a while before drinking.

 

[Manxnorton]

Dear oh dear oh dear. I honestly give up....Its A 1/4 of a tsp

That what thought reading your post!!
Nick picking about a 1/4 or a 1/2..but all the time it's just 'My way!' No firm facts..or scientific way to do it..
Just if it look about right bung it in..and the rest from bottle after bottle I know from experience if it works!
We could argue till the cows come home!
So I'll devo try the '1/4 teaspoon' and see if it's any different!!
We shall see...I thx you

 

[nigelnorris]

Where's the Brewers Friend app, I can't find it?


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The PC version is here

http://www.brewersfriend.com/windows/

The main page has links to mobile apps

http://www.brewersfriend.com/

 

[Rockuronium]

The PC version is here

http://www.brewersfriend.com/windows/

The main page has links to mobile apps

http://www.brewersfriend.com/

Cheers Nigel, for anyone else you need to put the apostrophe in Brewer(')s when searching. probably give it a miss @ £4. :nah:

 

[Gerryjo]

Cheers Nigel, for anyone else you need to put the apostrophe in Brewer(')s when searching. probably give it a miss @ £4. :nah:

I've just downloaded the app on Google and synced to the premium.Its OK for 4 quid.🍺

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[Hoppyland]

Why not batch prime? Say 5g per litre for ales and 7g per litre for lager/Pilsner saves faffing about with individual bottles, i am sure i am the only one on here who does this.

Absolutely agree - although I've a suspicion that you meant to imply that you're not the only one on here who does this!! :)
I certainly do - as you say why mess about with individual bottles?? Put all the sugar (table sugar is just as good as anything else) into the beer - as syrup - stir & leave to reach equilibrium.
Then, when you bottle, each one has precisely the same amount of priming sugar. Even better, you can adjust the amount of priming exactly. Instead of guessing how big your teaspoon is, and guessing how "full" it is, you simply weigh out a precise amount of sugar, then add it to a precise volume of beer. Result: every bottle the same, and you can so easily tweak it so that different batches, and different styles, get predictably different levels of carbonation.