priming sugar and kegging

killian · Mar 9, 2009

right now I dont have my temp controlled fridge and force carbonating at higher temps hasnt been working for me. Im getting ready to keg my latest brew and I want to prime with corn sugar. I have heard that when priming a keg you should use less sugar, how do I know how much to use?

Denny's Evil Concoctions · Mar 9, 2009

beersmith is good for this. Otehrwise there are tables on the interweb.

adamjab19 · Mar 9, 2009

Care to share what is not working when carbing at higher temps? I just put 1/3 cup priming sugar into about 4.5gals of beer in my keg. I have the keg sitting in my closet at about 64*F to naturally carb. I plan on the serving the beer in three weeks in a ice tub and am scared ****less that serving it will be a pain because of the temperature change.

Hammy71 · Mar 9, 2009

adamjab19 said:
Care to share what is not working when carbing at higher temps? I just put 1/3 cup priming sugar into about 4.5gals of beer in my keg. I have the keg sitting in my closet at about 64*F to naturally carb. I plan on the serving the beer in three weeks in a ice tub and am scared ****less that serving it will be a pain because of the temperature change.

I think he means force carbing with CO2 (not priming sugar) and high temps. It takes alot less CO2 pressure to carb a keg when it is kept cold.... Your sugar primed beer should be just fine...

adamjab19 · Mar 9, 2009

ahh. your right.

killian · Mar 12, 2009

so should I use the same amount of sugar that I would when bottling

Shinglejohn · Mar 12, 2009

killian said:
so should I use the same amount of sugar that I would when bottling

NO! youll end up with nothing but foam. Use ~2 oz for 5 gal. if kept around 65 degrees. that will give you about 2.4 units.

McKBrew · Mar 12, 2009

The Beer Recipator - Home

This site has a carbonation calc that gives you the amount of sugar to use for style, temperature, and volume.

adamjab19 · Mar 12, 2009

Brew Your Own: The How-To Homebrew Beer Magazine - Story Index - Carbonation - Priming with Sugar

read through and then there is a link at the for some priming charts

killian · Mar 13, 2009

how did you figure out your numbers shingle?

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