how much priming sugar?

superkustom · Sep 25, 2012

Ok, i am going go bottle in a few days and i am not sure how much priming sugar to use. It is a 5 gallon batch containing 9.25 lbs of amber extract and 1.25lbs of dark extract. 6 oz of various hops and i used white labs california ale yeast(WLP001). Oh... i will be bottling in bombers.

Thanks

QuaffableQuips · Sep 25, 2012

superkustom said:
Ok, i am going go bottle in a few days and i am not sure how much priming sugar to use. It is a 5 gallon batch containing 9.25 lbs of amber extract and 1.25lbs of dark extract. 6 oz of various hops and i used white labs california ale yeast(WLP001). Oh... i will be bottling in bombers.

Thanks

Here's a handy online calculator
http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

Otherwise 1 ounce of corn sugar per gallon will get you in the right ballpark.

superkustom · Sep 25, 2012

thanks for the link NochEineMassBitte

Yooper · Sep 25, 2012

Normally, 4-5 ounces of corn sugar (by weight) is perfect for most beers. I'd go with 4 ounces for a lower carb, and 5 ounces for a higher carb.

superkustom · Sep 25, 2012

nice . . . Thanks Yooper. tough game last night

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