carbonation help for Mexican beer

[Andyhull]

I'll be priming with 100g of sugar.
I know they say 80g is the required amount but i like a little bit more fizz to the Wherry with it being a fruity kinda pint. :thumb:

 

[ScottM]

I'll be priming with 100g of sugar.
I know they say 80g is the required amount but i like a little bit more fizz to the Wherry with it being a fruity kinda pint. :thumb:

That should work out nicely, especially in the bottles. The keg may struggle to hold the pressure that 100g generates but it certainly won't cause any issues with your brew. If you leave more headspace you can get away with more CO2 :)

 

[Andyhull]

If there's too much C02 it'll just gass off through the PRV.
Im giving it 2 weeks in the warm then into the shed to condition for 4 weeks minimum. :rofl:

 

[ScottM]

If there's too much C02 it'll just gass off through the PRV.
Im giving it 2 weeks in the warm then into the shed to condition for 4 weeks minimum. :rofl:

Better hand the key to someone else I think

 

[Andyhull]

Better hand the key to someone else I think

Your not wrong there :whistle:

 

[Spanish_brewer]

I'll be priming with 100g of sugar.
I know they say 80g is the required amount but i like a little bit more fizz to the Wherry with it being a fruity kinda pint. :thumb:

I am I bit confused, I thought you supposed to add 8g of sugar per litre for this beer. so if you have around 20 litres it will be around 160g?

 

[bottler]

You asked the question, good people on here gave you the answer,so just do it !! :thumb:

 

[ScottM]

I'll be priming with 100g of sugar.
I know they say 80g is the required amount but i like a little bit more fizz to the Wherry with it being a fruity kinda pint. :thumb:

I am I bit confused, I thought you supposed to add 8g of sugar per litre for this beer. so if you have around 20 litres it will be around 160g?

You can't do that with a keg though. The kegs can only hold up to 10PSI and adding 160g to a keg will create more than 10PSI pressure. The excess pressure will simply be vented off and thus wasted.

The norm is to add 80g to a keg, I'm guessing it's recommended as that's the level required to hit approx 10psi in the keg with a full batch.

When bottling I'll be using at least 160g for the mexican cerveza batch :)

 

[ScottM]

You asked the question, good people on here gave you the answer,so just do it !! :thumb:

That's not very fair is it? You don't think people have a right to understand why people are giving them an answer and how it pertains to their brew? Different people have different tastes and different views. People can only express their OPINIONS on the best answer, not a definitive one. If someone simply says 500g without any justification or information then it can hardly be taken as gospel and suitable for everyone... can it?

Lots of different recommendations with lots of different experiences and reasons behind their selection is what is most important. That way each individual can select what they prefer from the description of the effect.

Effectively telling someone who doesn't know to "just do as you're told" is not at all fair IMO.

 

[alawlor66430]

You asked the question, good people on here gave you the answer,so just do it !! :thumb:

That's not very fair is it? You don't think people have a right to understand why people are giving them an answer and how it pertains to their brew? Different people have different tastes and different views. People can only express their OPINIONS on the best answer, not a definitive one. If someone simply says 500g without any justification or information then it can hardly be taken as gospel and suitable for everyone... can it?

Lots of different recommendations with lots of different experiences and reasons behind their selection is what is most important. That way each individual can select what they prefer from the description of the effect.

Effectively telling someone who doesn't know to "just do as you're told" is not at all fair IMO.

+1 for that, untill something's totally clear in head you may ask questions that seem to be silly or have an obvious answer, but in this game there are no silly questions.

 

[bottler]

I stand corrected gents, dont blame me, it was coopers talking :

 

[alawlor66430]

I stand corrected gents, dont blame me, it was coopers talking :

Lol good man. That beers s ba***rd for that.

 

[bottler]

I stand corrected gents, dont blame me, it was coopers talking :

Lol good man. That beers s ba***rd for that.

Cheers adam :thumb: I was wrong.

 

[Spanish_brewer]

Thank you. I did not want to say anything because I am new in the forum and I don't want to upset anyone. I understands thinks better but it is only the beginning and I will ask more questions in the near future.

By the way I have bottled my ceverza in bottles following your recommendations and doing some experimenting too.

Cheers

 

[Hainsey]

Thank you. I did not want to say anything because I am new in the forum and I don't want to upset anyone. I understands thinks better but it is only the beginning and I will ask more questions in the near future.

By the way I have bottled my ceverza in bottles following your recommendations and doing some experimenting too.

Cheers

And thanks to your questions, i'm also learning. :thumb:

 

[GaryG]

Thank you. I did not want to say anything because I am new in the forum and I don't want to upset anyone. I understands thinks better but it is only the beginning and I will ask more questions in the near future.

By the way I have bottled my ceverza in bottles following your recommendations and doing some experimenting too.

Cheers

And thanks to your questions, i'm also learning. :thumb:

Me too.

Im trying to read as much threads as possible so I dont need to start a new thread asking questions that have already been answered. I know I probably will ask questions that have been answered.


great forum tho. Im enjoying reading sifting through it. :


Gary.

 

[hansybebes]

i know this may sound a daft question, but i am very new to this. I have a mexican cerveza in the fermenter and i will be bottling in a day or so. I have the coopers carbonation drops, but from the sound of it, sugar may be better. I cant batch prime as i dont have another fermenter free, so do i put the sugar in first and then fill, or after i have filled. Also, is caster sugar better than granulated? :

 

[Stu]

The video I followed said to put the sugar in first (I went for 3/4 spoon of sugar in a 500ml bottle) then give it a shake.

Something I realised when bottling btw was that you need to leave as little air gap as possible (inch or so)

I'm sure most people who have done this time and time again take that for granted but I'd never bottled beer before, only kegged or wine.

 

[hansybebes]

Thank you. Doesn't if fiz up when you shake it?

 

[Stu]

Thank you. Doesn't if fiz up when you shake it?

Nope, in fact I was expecting it to fizz up a bit when I put the beer in, but as I poured it down the side of the bottle, I barely got a head.