Carbonation drops

[thrums1]

l think my Brewbarrel Bavarian Lager is ready to bottle. I bought some Coopers Carbination Drops and it recommends one drop 375ml. I will be putting it in 500ml bottles - will one drop be enough.

I feel I would have been better with Muntons Carbination Drops as these are each intended for one drop per 250ml. Easy.

I could try breaking some of the Coopers’ ones in half, but that might be difficult?

Any thought or advice would be welcomed.

 

[Hoddy]

One drop is fine for a 500ml bottle. Allow 2-3 weeks at room temp for carbonation and you will be fine.


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[thrums1]

The instructions say 2 days at room temp then 2 weeks in the cold. Is that okay?

 

[Poochops]

2 days is way too short I don't know why they would say that, give them 2-3 weeks as hoddy said, bottle one in a plastic pop bottle to test it, as it carbonates it'll get firmer to squeeze and will be quite hard by the time it's finished.

 

[crowcrow]

I've not tried the drops yet, I first messed around with pouring 1/2 teaspoons into the bottles but now just batch prime and it is far faster and easier . I guess carb drops are easy too, but cost a fair bit for basically just a bit of sugar.

So far I've batch primed with brew sugar, plain white and soft brown sugar, and all have done the trick and none have left any bad flavours.

 

[Brianbrewed]

Batch priming is your only man.
Here's a good guide to batch priming
http://www.beoir.org/index.php?opti...e&catid=18:conditioning-and-storing&Itemid=49

 

[ACBEV]

@thrums1 Ignore the instructions... Follow the advice from Hoddy and Poochops.