I will be bottling some cider within a week or so and wanted to know how much honey to add to a 16oz bottle? This is my first go at any type of brewing ( I know not really brewing) so hopefully you can point a newb in the right direction. Thank you!
Carb with honey?
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Meatyboy
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Ebbtide said:
The downside of honey is that there isn't a set amount of sugar. So each bottle of honey has a different amount of sugar. My suggestion is pour in enough for your tastes, bottle and put some is a plastic soda bottle. When the soda bottle is rock hard either cold crash all your bottles, or barring room in the fridge, read the sticky on pasteurization. Just keep an eye on that bottle or risk bombs.
XXguy
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Here's what I think is the easiest way to calculate:
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html
GinKings
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You don't need much sugar to carbonate. Honey will give you little, if any, flavor contribution with such a small amount. It is also sticky and difficult to measure the small amount needed to carb a 16 oz bottle. My suggestion is to use sugar. It's much easier to work with. You can take a scoop with a measuring spoon and pour it in the bottle. That doesn't work so well with honey.
Hi,
I was researching sugar addition info, and found this link which includes honey, especially thanks to the reply by "Calder".
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/how-do-i-calculate-g-effect-sugar-additions-249672/
Hope this helps!
I was researching sugar addition info, and found this link which includes honey, especially thanks to the reply by "Calder".
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/how-do-i-calculate-g-effect-sugar-additions-249672/
Hope this helps!
