mrsunshades
Active Member
I've noticed that the carbonation is excessive when using a large bottle, such as a growler, when bottling using the standard 3/4 cup sugar for priming. That would make sense since a keg only needs 1/3 cup - I think it's got something to do with the bigger the vessel of beer, the more activity of the yeast inside when priming sugar added. Any thoughts on this? I want to fill a couple of growlers as well as my standard Samuel Smith's bottles next time I bottle . Those Sammy Smith's are the best, IMHO - they're clear (you can see the color and clarity of the brew) (yeah I know, light struck is a problem -so don't take em out in the sun, dummy!!!- I keep my brew in the man cave!), they're tough as nails, and ya need only 30 or so to bottle up a 5 gal batch.