Sugar cubes as priming drops???

[Dannieeee]

Is it possible to use sugar cubes for priming? Are they the correct amount or slightly more or less?

 

[obscure]

Sugar cubes are really just cane sugar (or beet) in a solid cube format, and will dissolve in the beer just fine. Different brands though can have very different weights, so you need to check before use. Also they can be a tad too big too easily fit through the top of the bottle.

What I have started using is sugar sachets, the ones below each contain 2.5g of sugar I use one per 500ml bottle this is for British ales and gives about two volumes of CO2 going by the brewers friend calculator. The downside of course of these or sugar cubes is it’s a fixed amount, so if I am aiming for a very specific priming volume I use a set of scales, a funnel and some cane sugar. You can also batch prime although I have no experience with it so cannot comment on the effectivenes.

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[Dannieeee]

Thanks for your in depth reply dude, I batch primed my last batch but silly me didn’t empty it into a bottling bucket first and I kicked up a lot of sediment in doing so, so I’ve been trying to find alternative methods without having to buy and store another bucket as I don’t have much space

 

[stan.distortion]

I think a lot of folks use a sugar solution and a Calpol dosing syringe, never tried it but sounds like a good method. If you've access to a 3d printer it's easy enough to print scoops of different sizes, a printed funnel made for the shape of the bottle neck comes in very useful here too. (ABS is suitable for food grade but I soak them in steriliser for a while because stuff can get stuck in the gaps left by 3d printing).