What are you doing with your unused priming sugar?

[urg8rb8]

Since I started kegging, I've been holding on to the priming sugar packets that come in the ingredient kits that I order. I don't foresee myself bottling again anytime soon so I'm wondering how I could make this sugar useful. Does anyone use them to boost ABV of their beer?

 

[SavoryChef]

Yup add it to the boil

 

[Cyclman]

Especially an IPA or a Belgian...

 

[govner1]

Use it to keg condition your beers. Use a out .75 oz per gal. Seal the keg w / CO2 & store at room temp about 1@ days. Cold crash 48 hours then serve.


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[number40fan]

Go to the grocery store and buy 5 jugs of either apple juice or grape juice. Pour your choice into a bucket, add 5 of your sugar packets, two packs of (yes) bakers yeast and stick an air lock on it. In two weeks, cold crash it. Stir in a couple more cups of sugar and keg it!

 

[enkamania]

I use it for the humming bird feeder

 

[Heineken]

Go to the grocery store and buy 5 jugs of either apple juice or grape juice. Pour your choice into a bucket, add 5 of your sugar packets, two packs of (yes) bakers yeast and stick an air lock on it. In two weeks, cold crash it. Stir in a couple more cups of sugar and keg it!

Why? Curious what this tastes like? Hard cider or wine?

 

[urg8rb8]

Go to the grocery store and buy 5 jugs of either apple juice or grape juice. Pour your choice into a bucket, add 5 of your sugar packets, two packs of (yes) bakers yeast and stick an air lock on it. In two weeks, cold crash it. Stir in a couple more cups of sugar and keg it!

Its funny that you mention that. I just kegging my first hard apple cider. I had to splash rack it a few times to get rid of the super strong sulfur taste. I fermented 4 jugs and then back sweetened it with 1 jug. The keg is now sitting in the fridge to prevent those champagne yeast from eating through the 5th jug's sugar.

 

[number40fan]

Why? Curious what this tastes like? Hard cider or wine?

I just did the grape juice experiment and let me tell you it is GREAT. It was mainly for the wife....to get her involved. She is loving it very much. I made her decide on how much sugar to sweeten with. Started with just a cup and I shook the heck out of it. She tasted, added a little more until it got to where she liked it. I just started a apple juice test yesterday. Find out in a few weeks what it will be like.

Its funny that you mention that. I just kegging my first hard apple cider. I had to splash rack it a few times to get rid of the super strong sulfur taste. I fermented 4 jugs and then back sweetened it with 1 jug. The keg is now sitting in the fridge to prevent those champagne yeast from eating through the 5th jug's sugar.

I hope I don't end up with that taste, but it will be good to know that it doesn't take much to get rid of.

 

[ragertom]

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[Heineken]

I just did the grape juice experiment and let me tell you it is GREAT. It was mainly for the wife....to get her involved. She is loving it very much. I made her decide on how much sugar to sweeten with. Started with just a cup and I shook the heck out of it. She tasted, added a little more until it got to where she liked it. I just started a apple juice test yesterday. Find out in a few weeks what it will be like.

I love it, great idea. Let us know how the apple juice tastes. My parents made wine by adding yeast to grapejuice. They put it in a big glass jar with a balloon on top so they could tell when it was done. Always wanted to try it but never have. I think you've inspired me to try it now.

 

[77bawls]

Yeast starters.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Apfelwein. Its corn sugar, or dextrose. 2 lbs plus 5 gallons of apple juice with montrachet wine yeast for 6 weeks at room temp = delicious.

An alcohol boost to a regular brew.

Making wheaties into frosted flakes.

I wouldnt use it for starters as supposedly it gets the yeast used to simple sugars and does not give them the nutrition like a weak wort will for cell health.