1st Beer ready to bottle!

[GiavaBear]

Hi everyone! I've been lurking around here for a few months trying to learn as much as I can, and I can't thank you all for the experience you've poured (pun intended) out for all of us to learn from! This is my first post, and I am excited to bottle my first beer, a Belgian Dubbel. From my research and calculations on BeerSmith 2, it looks like I want a carb volume between 2.5 - 3.2. At 70 degrees, it looks like my corn sugar primer would be at 5.27 oz if I shoot for the middle of the carb vol numbers. My question is, does this look correct or am I going to blow things up? Thank you you all for any help! I'm totally all-in on this addiction!
Cheers!

 

[Gravity]

Beligians usually are highly carbed beers

I would go with 5oz for 5 gallons

Good luck

 

[Remos112]

Hi everyone! I've been lurking around here for a few months trying to learn as much as I can, and I can't thank you all for the experience you've poured (pun intended) out for all of us to learn from! This is my first post, and I am excited to bottle my first beer, a Belgian Dubbel. From my research and calculations on BeerSmith 2, it looks like I want a carb volume between 2.5 - 3.2. At 70 degrees, it looks like my corn sugar primer would be at 5.27 oz if I shoot for the middle of the carb vol numbers. My question is, does this look correct or am I going to blow things up? Thank you you all for any help! I'm totally all-in on this addiction!
Cheers!

If this is for a 5 gallon batch it seems perfect to me. I have used 6.43 oz in a Belgian the past with no ill effects. Let us know how it turns out!

 

[GiavaBear]

Beligians usually are highly carbed beers

I would go with 5oz for 5 gallons

Good luck

Thank you for your insight! No need to go up from the 5oz saves me a trip to my LHBS!

 

[GiavaBear]

If this is for a 5 gallon batch it seems perfect to me. I have used 6.43 oz in a Belgian the past with no ill effects. Let us know how it turns out!

Ahhh so I could go up to the 3.2 carb vol and be ok. Thank you! I definitely will let you know how it turns out!

 

[GiavaBear]

If this is for a 5 gallon batch it seems perfect to me. I have used 6.43 oz in a Belgian the past with no ill effects. Let us know how it turns out!

So going to the carb vol of 3.2 will be safe, thank you for your help! I will definitely let you know how it comes out!

 

[Sailingeric]

You known the rules about your first batch botting?? You have to send them all out to us on HBT to test to make sure your brewing is up to snuff.

 

[GiavaBear]

Sorry for the double post! Connection issues, the app says!

 

[GiavaBear]

You known the rules about your first batch botting?? You have to send them all out to us on HBT to test to make sure your brewing is up to snuff.

Haha, for sure!! I'll make sure of it!

 

[Remos112]

Ahhh so I could go up to the 3.2 carb vol and be ok. Thank you! I definitely will let you know how it turns out!

No problem at all, it will just be fizzier, just make sure you bottle in something that can handle the pressure though.

 

[Gravity]

No problem at all, it will just be fizzier, just make sure you bottle in something that can handle the pressure though.

I've gone up that high before and I wasn't a fan of the extra fizz, which is why I went with 5oz.

 

[GiavaBear]

Thank you guys for your help! I went with the middle of the road and went with 5 oz. Bottling was a success! Eeked out 52 bottles. And now...the wait!

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[Remos112]

I've gone up that high before and I wasn't a fan of the extra fizz, which is why I went with 5oz.

Fair enough!

 

[Remos112]

And now...the wait!

You mean the hardest part! Hope they age well, enjoy when the time comes!

 

[GiavaBear]

Absolutely the hardest part! I'm going to give them at least 3-4 weeks before even looking at them, and more like 3-4 months for the true conditioning to begin on this Dubbel.

 

[Jtk78]

Absolutely the hardest part! I'm going to give them at least 3-4 weeks before even looking at them, and more like 3-4 months for the true conditioning to begin on this Dubbel.

Which translates to "Get to brewing batch 2 quickly." If you brew something that you can enjoy a little quicker, you may (should) be finishing that before you're into this batch. Congrats on the first brew!

 

[GiavaBear]

Thank you Jtk78!! I already have brewed my second one last Saturday! This is getting more and more addicting!