Priming a 1 gallon batch, boil 1/4 cup of water????

[rival178]

I have 4 1-gallon kits ready to bottle, and I've not had very good luck with the fizz drops, so I'm going to use priming sugar. My question is how much water do I need to boil the priming sugar? 1/4 cup? That is going to be damn near impossible to boil on the stove as I don't have a small enough pot.


any suggestions?

Matt

 

[dkevinb]

I use 1/2 cup. You just need enough water to dissolve the sugar without watering down the beer.

I made a 2-gallon bottling bucket just for 1-gallon batches a while back. Here's a link to the thread, such as it is:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f256/2-gallon-bottling-bucket-494733/

 

[rival178]

What about measuring out the priming sugar and putting it in a small bowl, then add 1/2 of boiling water to it and dissolving that way. The priming sugar will be less than an ounce for the 1 gallon batch.

 

[Devilsnight]

I boil the water in the microwave, if that simplifies things for you.