Today I went to the brew shop and bought what I thought was priming sugar. I went through my whole bottling procedure. When I was cleaning up I saw the package said matlodextrin. Will my beer carbonate or am I out of luck?
I think I made a big oops
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Jeepaholic
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That is only the technical name for corn sugar. You are fine.
Maltodextrin is non-fermentable and won't carbonate your beer.
EDIT: Here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/maltodextrin-270804/
EDIT: Here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/maltodextrin-270804/
i dont think so.. Maltodextrine i think is usually added to increase body and mouthfeel. My guess is they wont carbonate
Jeepaholic
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Ah Crap, you are right. That's what I get for not checking.
Maltodextrine is only about 30% fermentable. You will get some carbonation, but not much. I would give it a couple weeks so what IS fermentable does it's thing, then get some priming tabs and re-prime each bottle and re-cap. BUT you need to wait to make sure anything fementable in the MD ferments out first, or you will have bottle bomb.
Thank you, the sick feeling in my stomach has disappeared.
Edit: I think it is time for a keg system.
zachattack
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Just use table sugar next time, no need to waste money on dextrose or make a special trip. You do use less sucrose compared to dextrose, so consult a priming calculator.
