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My procedure is to add the priming solution to the bottom of the bottling bucket and the rack into that solution. I gently stir with a sanitized mash paddle as the beer is racking into the bucket about mid way so that it mixes thoroughly.

So, for $#!@‘s and giggles, I put one bottle in the fridge this morning. I opened it up and the beer is fizzy. It has been 6 days. So, I am thinking that in another two weeks the beer should be just fine.

That is brilliant!

Cool - thanks for the tip!

The beer is a British Golden Ale. So, it does not have to be spritzy. I will wait a few weeks and if it is undercarbed, i can add a little corn sugar to the bottles and then re-cap them and let it ride. Thank you for the response!

So, I made my priming solution of 3/4 cup corn sugar and water. After boiling, I added to bucket and racked the beer on top. I did not realize that I left the spigot open and saw that I lost about a cup or so of the mixed beer and priming solution. I did not think much about it until after I...

Ahh - yeah, they talk about sugar for bottle conditioning. I am not worried about the killer strain as this would be serving as the yeast the corn sugar would use to carbonate the beer. Either way, CBC-1 and DME will not be a good mix.

I do not understand what this means, tho…

Some other thread on here about DME conditioning…

I am brewing a Guinness stout clone this weekend. I need it to be ready to drink mid March. This gives me just about enough time to have it brewed and bottled (bottle conditioned - I do not have keg equipment). I read that conditioning with DME will give it more of that nitrogen mouth feel with...

Thanks…that is reassuring. Everything I am reading about NEIPAs are basically eluding to the idea that you MUST keg and CO2 this beer.

But, was that NEIPA legged or bottled without using any CO2?

Thank you everyone.

I want to brew and bottle a NEIPA. I have made over 30 batches of beer, but never one of these. I do not have any kegs, CO2, or taps. So, need to rely on bottle conditioning. I heard that you should add conditioning sugar to the bottle and not use a bottling bucket for them. Use 12 and 20 ounce...

I have made a few saison recipes and I like them…they have a farmhouse funk flavor profile, easy to drink and seemingly all over the place. I had a saison a few months ago in a small brewery in Florida - the brewmaster was not in that day. We I’ve in NY so cannot go back anytime soon. The saison...

I thought I responded already…oh well. It turned out great! I have nothing to compare it to, though as I never made one before. I would make it again. Smooth, slightly boozy, nice reddish color, disappeared within a few weeks.

Thank you. I am brewing it up now and will see how it goes.

I have the Northern Brewer’s Extract Dragon’s Silk Imperial Stout. It says to rack to secondary for at least three months. I am not sure why that is necessary - Not that I am going rogue, I just do not understand why pretty much everything is just about two weeks in it. I have heard that it...

I made an all-grain coffee stout with a little molasses. Used S-04 yeast. When I bottled it, I filled all the requirements for priming sugar - this is my 20th plus batch of beer. I tried a bottle after a week and there was no sign of carbonation at all. Usually, it is either ready or there is...

So, I ordered a large can of pureed blueberries instead of blackberries. I was going to add the blackberries to a Philly Weiss sour. I had made one with raspberry puree and it turned out awesome. I am not confident the blueberry will be good with it. Any ideas or thought on it - or another...