fendersrule
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Final gravity is 1.020.
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A temp bump might help, but it's more likely to help if you do it after a week or so in the fermenter, by three weeks it's more likely to be done regardless.
What kind of sugar are you priming with? If it's table sugar, 3/4 cup is about right, maybe a bit on the high side. If you have a kitchen scale, I'd aim for about 120-150 grams of table sugar, depending if you want it moderately carbed or highly carbed.
In my experience, corn sugar is usually really powdery, like powdered sugar, right? In that case, you'll get less weight by volume than granulated sugar so you might need more, and the table sugar has a slightly higher potential gravity by weight anyway, so usually you use about 10% more corn sugar than you would table sugar. If you can't go by weight, I'd see if your LHBS owner can tell you how much the corn sugar weighs by cup and aim for 120-150 grams.I use the corn sugar that’s at the home brew store. I believe it’s still 3/4 cup?
I use the corn sugar that’s at the home brew store. I believe it’s still 3/4 cup?
I've added as much as a quarter of a scotch bonnet to a 12oz bottle and really enjoyed it
Thanks! Yep, Add that first.
I also learned that I didn't degas my sample for hydrometer testing. I will do that tonight and report back. It probably was reading falsely a little high.
Do you guys find it good to boil the sugar first? Is there a ratio to how much water to use for boiling based on the sugar amount (in this case, 1/2 cup). I'm thinking about 2 cups of water should be plentiful, or even 1 3/4 cup.
That sounds awesome! Like finding the worm in a bottle of mezcal! I wonder if there’s a way to get a whole pepper in a beer bottle (think 7th grade science class pulling a boiled egg into a coke bottle)?
Generally, yes. You could dry out the beer by using sugar in place of some of the extract. I think subbing out a pound of DME (or a bit more than a pound of LME) for a pound of sugar in a five gallon batch is a pretty standard place to start. The more simple sugar as a percentage of your grain bill, the drier the beer will finish.Do LME and DME inhibit from low finishing?
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