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Originally Posted by Catshark
So what I plan to do is make a sugar solution by boiling a sucrose and water solution (not sure on the amounts) and adding it to a secondary bucket with my fermented brew, sealing it and leaving it at 18-22 degrees for aboiut a fortnight, then bottle it and refridgerate for 48 hours. Is this right? Any obvious no no's?
thankyou
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No not right. Use the calculator in the previous post. Boil the sugar solution for about 10 minutes. (about 2 cups of water and the amount and type of sugar for the beer style) Put the priming solution in the bucket and siphon in the wort so that it swirls and mixes.
Now the difference.
Fill the bottles now and cap them. Store the bottles in a dark place at about 70 degrees F for 3 weeks. Chill one for a day or 2 and try it. If it has not fully carbonated wait another week. etc. Some will carbonate fast and others can take quite a while.