Hey gang,
I only bottle and use corn sugar to prime with. My LHBS says to always use 3/4 cup of sugar for 5 gals regardless of the beer/style. They are very adamant against any more than that.
Now, 3/4 cup of corn sugar weighs in at approx 4.75oz. If I use the priming calculator at TastyBrew.com for my Hef, it says to use 8.5oz of corn sugar. If 3/4 cup weighs 4.75oz, 8.5oz would be nearly double the LHBS recommended amount.
So what is the story here? Is 3/4 cup really the standard across the board for bottle priming? How much am I risking bottle bombs by going to nearly 1.5 cups based on the calculator...? My last 3-4 Hefs seemed to be carb'd very well using 3/4 cup. My last English Porter was only lightly carb'd and could have used more...
Thanks in advance
Toy4Rick
I only bottle and use corn sugar to prime with. My LHBS says to always use 3/4 cup of sugar for 5 gals regardless of the beer/style. They are very adamant against any more than that.
Now, 3/4 cup of corn sugar weighs in at approx 4.75oz. If I use the priming calculator at TastyBrew.com for my Hef, it says to use 8.5oz of corn sugar. If 3/4 cup weighs 4.75oz, 8.5oz would be nearly double the LHBS recommended amount.
So what is the story here? Is 3/4 cup really the standard across the board for bottle priming? How much am I risking bottle bombs by going to nearly 1.5 cups based on the calculator...? My last 3-4 Hefs seemed to be carb'd very well using 3/4 cup. My last English Porter was only lightly carb'd and could have used more...
Thanks in advance
Toy4Rick