Coopers carbonation drops

[alank950]

I assume it is one sugar drop for each 500mil coopers ox bottle ,with cider,beer and lager.Read alot of mixed views about the amount for the 750mil size bottles.

 

[mickthetrick]

i can never understand why people buy them to be honest. :nah: good old Tate n Lyle does a perfectly good job at a fraction of the price.
if you have them and have a sweet tooth. suck the buggers

 

[ScottM]

i can never understand why people buy them to be honest. :nah: good old Tate n Lyle does a perfectly good job at a fraction of the price.
if you have them and have a sweet tooth. suck the buggers

I got them after getting fed up priming 40 bottles individually. If they were measured at decent doses for 500ml bottles then I would have been happy with them.

Batch priming is definitely where it's at though.

 

[Aaron Rennie]

i can never understand why people buy them to be honest. :nah: good old Tate n Lyle does a perfectly good job at a fraction of the price.
if you have them and have a sweet tooth. suck the buggers

I use them when just bottling the few when kegging. Fill the keg up then use carbonation drops for the 6 bottles. Never waste a drop. Might start with making 20l batches and having a higher ABV.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

You win todays "Bump the oldest thread" prize.

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[Aaron Rennie]

You win todays "Bump the oldest thread" prize.

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Fair one, just seen the date.

 

[surferosa]

I assume it is one sugar drop for each 500mil coopers ox bottle ,with cider,beer and lager.Read alot of mixed views about the amount for the 750mil size bottles.

I use a drop and a half for 500ml bottles, which is a PITA, you could use a drop and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar, or as others have said... just don’t bother with the drops, and use regular sugar. You can drop it through a funnel, if you don’t want to batch prime.

 

[surferosa]

I use a drop and a half for 500ml bottles, which is a PITA, you could use a drop and 1/4 teaspoon of sugar, or as others have said... just don’t bother with the drops, and use regular sugar. You can drop it through a funnel, if you don’t want to batch prime.

Oops, just seen the date too...

 

[Slid]

My process on bottling is to rinse the PET bottles, then pour Star san into each bottle, then a half tea spoonful of sugar to a 500ml bottle.
A few times I have prepared more bottles than required. A few weeks later, you find a sugary structure very similar to a carbonation drop.
Interesting.

The basic fact is that a small bowl (ramekin) of sugar, a teaspoon and a funnel is much the cheapest way. No alternative saves any realistic amount of time either. Well, that's my take, anyway.

 

[ExpatBrewer]

No alternative saves any realistic amount of time either.

Except bulk priming in the primary.

 

[venkman100]

Used to use sugar years ago. Some people say it is messy. But use a dry funnel and you can wizz through the bottles. The sugar things seem to be a solution to a problem that didn't exist to make them money....

 

[ExpatBrewer]

The sugar things seem to be a solution to a problem that didn't exist to make them money....

Yeah, carb drops by weight are certainly an expensive way to carb your beer. If you want that kind of bottle-priming convenience then sugar cubes are an option. But either way, I still strongly recommend people try bulk priming in the primary. Definitely the way to go, particularly with a cold crashed beer IMO.

 

[CeeGee]

Is there a formula to use here if you have different quantities to prime?
i.e. a number of grams per litre?

 

[terrym]

Is there a formula to use here if you have different quantities to prime?
i.e. a number of grams per litre?

Use this
https://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/
Otherwise you won't really go wrong with one half tsp of table sugar per 500ml and multiples thereof which covers most styles unless you otherwise like flat or really fizzy beer. One normal tsp is about 4.5g.

 

[CeeGee]

Thanks Terry.

 

[ExpatBrewer]

Otherwise you won't really go wrong with one half tsp of table sugar per 500ml and multiples thereof which covers most styles unless you otherwise like flat or really fizzy beer. One normal tsp is about 4.5g.

This kinda highlights a notable difference between English carbonation preferences and that of others. On another forum (Australian) that I participate in you're more likely to see 1tsp / 500ml recommended. I usually opt for somehwere in the middle, i.e. 1tsp / 4.5g sugar cube) in a 750ml bottle.

 

[An Ankoù]

This kinda highlights a notable difference between English carbonation preferences and that of others. On another forum (Australian) that I participate in you're more likely to see 1tsp / 500ml recommended. I usually opt for somehwere in the middle, i.e. 1tsp / 4.5g sugar cube) in a 750ml bottle.

I reckon English carbonation levels are influenced by the low carbonation of so called "real ales". I think I remember Wheeler, in one of his books, recommending that no priming sugar be added either to the cask or the bottle and that the beer would eventually carbonate- which it will- sort of! I generally use 2g in a 33ml bottle, 3g in a 50 and 4.5g in a 75. A bit more for a lager or wheat beer.

 

[labrewski]

Handy little one is the childs medicine spoon use the smaller side one of those in each 500ml does the job maxed gives a good fizz or just under for lighter fizz

 

[An Ankoù]

I still strongly recommend people try bulk priming in the primary.

Bulk priming in the primary? With all the goodness of the trub and hop residue and knackkered yeast? Do you stir it in an wait a week for it too settle?
I don't get it at all. sorry.
But then I have been doing a stock check!!!

 

[Justin Dean]

Priming in secondary does not give even distibution of sugar as it does not totally dissolve at that temp. Better to dissolve dextrose in hot water and use 5 ml syringe into each 500ml bottle. Or equivulent rate per 500ml if kegging