I have always used priming sugar in all of my brews to date and have extremely good luck with it. I have never heard of adding it to each individual bottle then putting the beer on top of it. Although what temperature are you conditioning your bottles at? That could be having an effect on them...
Here is the conversion for extract brewing. I know this thread is a few years old but did you ever make it? If so how did it turn out?
Grains to Steep
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
2 lbs 10.6 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 1 13.9 %
If steeping, remove grains, and prepare...
I did a irsh red ale from nb and i left it in the primary for 3 weeks and the botteled. It sat for 3 weeks all at 70-73deg and opened one last sunday it had lots of carb. And a nice head with a great taste. After reading some forms on here and comments on nb most said not to mess with the...
Hey everyone i recevied a hb kit from northren brewing for xmas and have a few kits under my belt so far. The first batch of a red irish ale turned out great. Now i have a european block (brewed as an ale) in bottels now that will be ready to drink this weekend. With spring coming up fast i...