I will be racking a 5 gl, batch soon and I'm looking for alternatives to using Dextrose as my priming sugar. I was thinking Honey or brown sugar. The big question is how much should I use for this 5 gl. batch?
If you search around you'll see several online priming calculators - you can try this one:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/
Using anything other than corn sugar, would you still boil it into a simple syrup, cool it, then add it to the bottling bucket?
Using anything other than corn sugar, would you still boil it into a simple syrup, cool it, then add it to the bottling bucket?
Yes, in fact if you use the info I linked earlier and are using something like a mollases, or anything viscuous, I top it off with water to two cups, then boil and add to bottling bucket. That way you are getting the same dillution as normal priming sugar.
So if it calls for 3/4 cups of whatever, I add another 1.25 cups of water and boil it up.
Ok hugely disappointed with table sugar. I've adjusted for the amount that I need and hardly any carbonation. Like I'd need a half pound just to get something sufficient. What is the problem?
Ok hugely disappointed with table sugar. I've adjusted for the amount that I need and hardly any carbonation. Like I'd need a half pound just to get something sufficient. What is the problem?
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