So, just got my (first) kit from AHS today, and it included a 4.5 oz (126g) packet of corn sugar for priming the 5gal batch.
I gather that this is the 3/4 cup amount I see generally suggested here.
However, this is a hefeweizen, which to be accurate to the style should be highly carbonated.
So I went to Palmer's site to find his priming chart on this page:
http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter11-4.html
Only to realize that I don't know how to use it; or rather, what temperature to use on the left side.
Do I want to calculate based on the temperature the bottles will be conditioned under, or the temperature at which I will serve the beer? I tend to think it's the conditioning temperature.
So if I'm conditioning my bottles @ RT (let's say 68*F), looks like I'd want about 7oz of "corn sugar" to get 3.5-4 volumes of CO2. If it's the serving temperature I should go by, then I'd only need about 5.5 oz to hit the same mark.
So, which is correct? I'd hate to make a couple cases of bombs with my first batch.
I gather that this is the 3/4 cup amount I see generally suggested here.
However, this is a hefeweizen, which to be accurate to the style should be highly carbonated.
So I went to Palmer's site to find his priming chart on this page:
http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter11-4.html
Only to realize that I don't know how to use it; or rather, what temperature to use on the left side.
Do I want to calculate based on the temperature the bottles will be conditioned under, or the temperature at which I will serve the beer? I tend to think it's the conditioning temperature.
So if I'm conditioning my bottles @ RT (let's say 68*F), looks like I'd want about 7oz of "corn sugar" to get 3.5-4 volumes of CO2. If it's the serving temperature I should go by, then I'd only need about 5.5 oz to hit the same mark.
So, which is correct? I'd hate to make a couple cases of bombs with my first batch.