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Accidentally put carbonating sugar in primary tank

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carb1de

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Just like the title said

Package wasn't labeled properly after I realised it, it was to late. Will it screw up my beer?

Thanks
 
Na. It will just add very slightly more alcohol and very slightly thin your beer out. No worries.
 
Accidentally put it in there instead of what? Like you thought it needed to be there? Or you thought it was the malt and added it in addition to the malt?
 
It will be fine it will be a tad thinner in the mouthfeel and a tad higher alcohol. You'll have to purchase some more priming sugar, or if you're a beginner I recommend carbonation drops, one in each bottle it's as simple as that.
 
Was this after cooling? Did you add it into the kettle or fermentor? Might be some sanitation concerns of you added straight powdered sugar into your cooled wort
 
Not doing carbonating sugar.....added a wet bar in the basement with tower and CO2 to do the carbonation ...trying to get it done so I have can have it on tap when the bar is done
 
Gotta say to I'm am still a beginner...this is my 4th batch, I do kits and modify them with different ideas, just done have time to boil at the moment due to all my kids and lack of time
 
You mean you added the 4-5 oz of sugar that would have been for priming, right? Since you're going to force carb with CO2 and not add yet more suger the difference will be the same as if you had just naturally carbed in bottles or kegs - i.e. negligible. You probably added 2-3 pts to the gravity as is always the case with naturally carbing, I really wouldn't worry about it thinning out or changing the beer.
 
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