Question about adding priming sugar

[Rukula]

I got myself some real nice new brewing equipment, among many things, a nice new FV. I'm used to throwing the priming sugar straight into the bottles, before filling them with ale, but I read allot about people mixing it out with water, and adding it straight into the FV before bottling, and that is better because of..something..

Anyways! I feel like thats the easiest way to go with 25L batches, because adding sugar to every bottle takes quite some time. But do i have to stir the sugar in to get it properly mixed? Or does that disturb the sediments? Do i really need to buy another FV, and then add the sugars in the other FV, then fill it with beer like a secondary?

I feel like pouring the sugar water into the FV without stirring wont mix properly, like, some of the bottles will get more carbonated than others.

 

[RobWalker]

you need another FV really, rack off the sediment using a syphon tube and then stir it in. it's a great investment for £10. you can store your equipment in it with some sanitizer (i use sodium metabi) and it's ready for your next brewday when it's not in use too. plastics only!

 

[Hollow Legs]

Hi

The method you speak of is called batch priming and is best put into a secondary and then the beer added to the secondary prior to bottling so you don't disturb the trub etc.

Depending on what you are bottling eg lager, bitter, ipa etc then the norm is about 80g of sugar diluted and then nuked in he microwave to get rid of any nasties in the sugar.

All the best.

 

[Dr Mike]

I dissolve the the sugar in about 200ml of water, simmer for 10mins or so to sterilise, then pour into the empty bottling bucket and rack the beer into that. The mechanical action of the beer flowing in seems to be enough to mix it all up without needing to stir.