Too Much Priming Sugar?

acceptmj · Sep 10, 2013

I've notice that most of my beers are a little over carbonated. I'm wondering if I take an ounce of my Priming Sugar out if I need to adjust the amount of water I use with the 5 minute boil. I'm currently using 5oz Priming sugar with 8oz water and boil for 5 minutes. Thanks

Ben

flars · Sep 10, 2013

Five ounces can be in excess for some beer styles. Here is a couple of links for priming calculators. I don't always go by style. Most often it is just what I prefer.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html?14635422#tag

oneandahalfshepherds · Sep 10, 2013

If you google john palmer priming it has a chart that converts vols of c02 to ounces of sugar:dme

dgr · Sep 10, 2013

No you do not need to adjust the amount of water. You only need enough to dissolve the sugar so you don't turn it to caramel while it is boiling. 8/640 oz is insignificant

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