Bottle Conditioning + Table Sugar Calculator

[tim_s]

Hi Everyone,

Just wondering if anyone would recommend a good calculator to figure out how much table sugar I should add to my 5 Gal batch of Ale???

 

[Calypso]

Sure. http://www.northernbrewer.com/learn/resources/priming-sugar-calculator/

 

[Mexibilly]

I use the same as Calypso

 

[4arrows]

Thanks for the link to the calculator, Question:

Should the beer temperature be the temperature at which it is bottled? or the temperature at which it is stored for bottle conditioning?

And tagged on tho those questions, what is the recommended bottle conditioning temperature?

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[Calder]

The temperature you put in the calculator is the highest temperature the beer has been at after fermentation finished. It is trying to calculate the remaining entrained CO2 in the beer. The higher the temperature the beer is at, the less CO2 it can hold .... and when the temperature goes down again, it is no longer present to be re-absorbed.

Bottle condition anywhere within the normal recommended range for the yeast. Higher is OK too, but lower, and the yeast will stall (until the temp is raised again).

I gave up using calculators a long time ago. I just use 0.8 ozs table sugar per gallon, and it comes out fine for me.

 

[unionrdr]

Yes, once bottled, the only temp to worry about would the temp getting too low, or the yeast goes dormant. Higher temps in the bottle are fine, since the beer is already past initial fermentation where off-flavors start.

 

[ricshayne]

If you have 20-30$ to spend invest in BEERSMITH. it has calculators for everything and really will help you start to formulate great recipes

 

[unionrdr]

Beersmith is really handy, once you get it set up right for whatever brewing styles you do. They have the 2015 BJCP rules add-on available as well.

 

[4arrows]

So after bottling, is it better for the filled bottles to go back in the temp controlled fermentation chamber for 2 weeks or so and then chilled? Or better for a little bit higher room temperature for the 2 weeks?

 

[unionrdr]

Better at room temp of 70F or a bit more. They'll carbonate in the normal time frame then. Chilled, they will do so slower or go dormant all together.