Priming sugar

rwinzing · Dec 19, 2009

I always keg and today I had a batch of Winter Warmer ready and decided to bottle it instead of using one of my empty kegs. Well I boiled the sugar and added it to the bucket and added my beer. I didn't let the sugar cool. I got to thinking when I was done if this was correct or should I have let it cool.

Thanks

Suthrncomfrt1884 · Dec 19, 2009

You should have let it cool, but I'm sure most of us have made the same mistake. You'll be fine.

rwinzing · Dec 19, 2009

Thanks for the response

iparks81 · Dec 19, 2009

I've made the same whoops, didnt let the priming sugar cool....everything turned out just fine...but now I normally remember to let it cool a bit before racking on top of it.

khiddy · Dec 19, 2009

Yeah, you'll be fine. We're talking like 1 to 1.5 cups of hot sugar water in a 5 gallon batch, right? There are 80 cups in 5 gallons, so that one cup of hot water isn't gonna make a difference in the temperature of the batch.

Of course, those poor yeasties in the direct path of the pour have gone to meet their maker, but them's the breaks...

Nurmey · Dec 19, 2009

I never let the syrup cool, just pour it in and start racking. It's worked out fine for a 100 or so batches so I see no reason to change it.

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