Priming with DME-How much?

gnets99 · Jul 14, 2007

I'll be bottling an American Wheat next weekend. I've got about 1/2 pound of wheat DME (Munton's 55% wheat/45% barley) that I have no plans for in the immediate future. I figure I'd experiment with priming my bottles with the DME just to see how it turns out. My question is how much DME should I use to prime with? My OG was 1.046 on a 5 gallon batch.

Thanks folks!! :mug:

ryser2k · Jul 14, 2007

There's a calculator here at HBD that will tell you how much by style... http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html

I usually find my style (American Wheat 2.3-2.6) and then pick a number somewhere in the middle of the range (like 2.4). Go with that, fill in the rest of the calculator and select DME as your priming ingredient.

homebrewer_99 · Jul 14, 2007

DME prime = 1.25 C for 5 gals.

ryser2k · Jul 14, 2007

What? Measuring dry goods by volume? Perhaps you should have a word with my friend here

homebrewer_99 · Jul 14, 2007

Who's that supposed to be...Edward Scissorhands?

sirsloop · Jul 15, 2007

zzz... save it for making starters. Just use dextrose....

67coupe390 · Jul 15, 2007

homebrewer_99 said:
Who's that supposed to be...Edward Scissorhands?

Thats the guy that everyone sees on TV and no one know his name. Like that gay guy on the design channel.

1 1/4 cups DME per 5 gal. works good for me.

homebrewer_99 · Jul 15, 2007

I know it's Alton Brown...

I was just kidding around...

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