Let's say that I have 5 gallons of fermented, un-primed beer sitting at 65F. According to the article by BYO, 4 oz (by weight) of corn sugar (of the monohydrous variety) should produce a total carbonation of 1.36+0.894=2.25 volumes.
Now, using John Palmer's nomograph, adding 4 oz (by weight) of corn sugar produces 3.4 volumes of carbonation. WTF mate?
I have a feeling BYO is right and Palmer is wrong, because up until now, I have been using Palmer's method and always thought my beers came out flatter than I wanted, and also because I can see BYO's method and formula, which works out to be...
Volumes added per 5 gal batch = 0.0132 * (grams of glucose).
Of course, please flame me if I am reading the nomograph wrong.
Now, using John Palmer's nomograph, adding 4 oz (by weight) of corn sugar produces 3.4 volumes of carbonation. WTF mate?
I have a feeling BYO is right and Palmer is wrong, because up until now, I have been using Palmer's method and always thought my beers came out flatter than I wanted, and also because I can see BYO's method and formula, which works out to be...
Volumes added per 5 gal batch = 0.0132 * (grams of glucose).
Of course, please flame me if I am reading the nomograph wrong.