suckr
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This is the first time I am priming a batch by disolving the corn sugar and racking into a bottling bucket (previous batches were done by adding dry sugar directly to the bottles a la Mr. Beer instructions).
First off, I'm not 100% sure on the exact quantity of beer I have. I was following instuctions from a LHBS guy and didn't pay too much attention to how much I added. This is in a 'beer and wine' bucket (7.9 gal I guess). I was told to fill water to the bottom lip/ridge. My best guess is I have approx 7 gallons - does this sound about right?
Next, It seems like a general rule for priming for a lot of beers is 3/4 cup per 5 gallons. Should I use this and scale it for my 7ish gallons? I was trying to use http://kotmf.com/tools/prime.php to calculate my priming sugar amount and came up with 6.6oz. This is for SWMBO and she tends to like things more on the 'fizzy' side so I used 2.8 vols/CO2 and 6.5 gallons of beer - sound right?
I used 6.5 gals due to displacement of all the trub I probably have (this has a whole large can of raspberry puree in it). Also this seems to be a safe guesstimate to minimize bottle bombs and such.
Sorry so lengthy - just tryn' to give complete info. I even took/taken detailed notes on everything I brew.. just for whatever reason I went into autopilot with this one and didn't record water
Anyways.. thanks
First off, I'm not 100% sure on the exact quantity of beer I have. I was following instuctions from a LHBS guy and didn't pay too much attention to how much I added. This is in a 'beer and wine' bucket (7.9 gal I guess). I was told to fill water to the bottom lip/ridge. My best guess is I have approx 7 gallons - does this sound about right?
Next, It seems like a general rule for priming for a lot of beers is 3/4 cup per 5 gallons. Should I use this and scale it for my 7ish gallons? I was trying to use http://kotmf.com/tools/prime.php to calculate my priming sugar amount and came up with 6.6oz. This is for SWMBO and she tends to like things more on the 'fizzy' side so I used 2.8 vols/CO2 and 6.5 gallons of beer - sound right?
I used 6.5 gals due to displacement of all the trub I probably have (this has a whole large can of raspberry puree in it). Also this seems to be a safe guesstimate to minimize bottle bombs and such.
Sorry so lengthy - just tryn' to give complete info. I even took/taken detailed notes on everything I brew.. just for whatever reason I went into autopilot with this one and didn't record water
Anyways.. thanks