Coopers Carbonation Drops or sugar cubes?

[Shayler]

Does anyone use "Coopers Carbonation Drops", if so how many do you use for a 1L bottle?

Again could you just use sugar cubes and how many would you need for a 1L bottle

 

[cosmicnut]

The problem with cubes is that it can take a lot of effort to get them to dissolve.

Personally I use a funnel to help bottle, I throw the sugar into the kneck of the funnel and wash it through with the beer

 

[Vossy1]

Moved to this section by me as more relevant :thumb:

Does anyone use "Coopers Carbonation Drops", if so how many do you use for a 1L bottle?

It says 1 drop per 'stubbie' (375ml), 2 per long neck (750ml) I'd go for 3 in a litre :thumb:

Again could you just use sugar cubes and how many would you need for a 1L bottle

You'd be better off using granulated sugar, a rate of 5g per pint bottle, 2 for a litre.
The amount of sugar you use depends on the type of beer to be carbonated, you wouldn't want a lager fizzy stout :sick:

 

[dermy]

If you are making a coopers lager they recommend 1 drop per 500ml bottle so it would be 2 for a litre.

 

[Egon]

Oddly enough, i was just looking for the exact same thing! Weird!
:wha: :mrgreen:

 

[Shayler]

Would 1 carbonation drop for 1 litre bottle of stout be ok?
Or if I was to use sugar how much would I need for a 1 litre bottle of stout