I should have used 1 1/4 cups of DME. That is what is recommended for 5 gallons. As far as type of DME..... I use light DME and i think thats what others do to. It imparts little to no taste to the finished beer. Using a dark or amber DME may add more flavor. Not a bad thing for certain styles.
Thanks for the info. i figured it was not going to be enough but i didnt want to fix something if it wasnt broken. On my way to get some priming tabs!!!!
Its been 2 days since i bottled 5 gallons of my ipa. I decided to try using dme to prime with. Instead of using the normal 1 1/4 cups of dme, i only used 1/4 cup. Anybody have any thoughts on this? will i get some carbonation? or should i risk opening and adding some priming tablets? First...