Priming advice

[Ev0151]

Hi,

I'm a newbie to home brewing. I have a Coopers European lager currently fermenting - couple of days yet before i have to transfer it over.

I just needed abit of advice about priming.

When i bought the kit i got a kingkeg and 8 750ml bottles (grolsh type)


I wanted to bottle some of the beer and keg the rest to see what tastes best. i bought Coopers carbonated drops for the bottles which is easy enough but im not sure how much sugar to use to prime the remaining lager in the keg?

 

[mugsey53]

work out how much you got left for your keg and 1 level teaspoon of sugar per pint will do to give you pressure to draw off beer from your keg, enjoy

 

[rivetcatcher]

I would use around 85 grams for 17 litres which is what you'll have left in your keg if you use the 8x750ml bottles. The reason for this is that lagers generally tend to be more fizzy than beers hence you need a bit more sugar for that extra carbonation. If I brewed a real ale i would use less as these tend to be less gassy.

Either that or use 45 Coopers carbonation drops which is about what youd add if using the bottles as it is recommended by Coopers to use 2 x carbonation drops per 750ml bottle.

Rivet