Previously I've emptied from my Primary into a secondary using a siphon, to keep the crud in the primary. Then added 4 heaped tablespoons (mixed in a cup of boiling water and left to cool down), slowly stir so I don't oxygenate. And use a bottling tap/siphon to bottle, I know in the past I've used fairy liquid on my bottles (which I now know is a big no no) so going to rinse all bottles 2-3 times and immerse them in a tub of star San,I agree with Ravey, carb drops are a waste of money. Ordinary table sugar is fine, and you can adjust what you add rather than be constained by the size of a drop.
So whats the problem with adding priming sugar? Assuming you have just enough yeast in your bottles or PB carried over from the FV to work on the beer, you have allowed the primary to finish, and you give it enough time in the warm for the beer to carbonate, you can only end up with three outcomes
- not enough carbonation i.e. not enough sugar
- too much carbonation i.e. too much sugar
- just enough carbonation i.e correct amount of sugar added to your brew for the style
How do you know yeast levels? Or if you have enough?
Sorry for being a novice I just want to get it right