unionrdr said:I let the water boil for a few minutes,then take it off the heat & add the measured amount of sugar. Stir till the water clears again. I let it cool down before adding to the bottling bucket.
I also rack onto the near boiling sugar. Kills a little yeast but it doesn't matter, if anything it is a little extra nutrient for carbing.
If you kill the yeast you don't need the sugar, cause there's nobody home to carb the bottle.
YOu won't kill all that much yeast doing that.
+1 racking onto the near boiling cup of water may kill 1% of the yeast.
When I bottle, the first thing I do is make the priming solution. I then let it sit out while I get everything else ready. By the time I get everything all sanitized and ready to rack, the solution will be cooler.
My apology , I was making a bad joke. Really, I apologize for the smart remark plumbob. I thing its closer to say you would loose about 2 cup to the hot sugar water.... But thats a whole beer! Cheers... still kidding.
The wife says I have dry humor... she does'nt get it after 30 years...O-well.
What recipe are you using for your humor? Try less sugar during your mash...
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