Bottling today

[Davick57]

Ok guys I know I have asked this a million times. I just wanna Make sure. So I have 6 gallons of beer. I boil 1 cup or 1 1/2 cup of corn sugar in 1 cup of water then rack the beer into the bottling bucket with the hose at the bottom of the bucket then once full I began to bottle. And that should give me a good carbonation? I'm just using a muntons beer kit

 

[Davick57]

Sorry I pour the boiled sugar in first

 

[DrWill]

Ok guys I know I have asked this a million times. I just wanna Make sure. So I have 6 gallons of beer. I boil 1 cup or 1 1/2 cup of corn sugar in 1 cup of water then rack the beer into the bottling bucket with the hose at the bottom of the bucket then once full I began to bottle. And that should give me a good carbonation? I'm just using a muntons beer kit

I haven't bottled with sugar in a long time but your process seems dead on. The measurements you might want to double check; that sounds like an awful lot of sugar unless I'm converting wrong.

 

[prpromin]

1 cup is probably way too much sugar - even for 6 gallons. Make sure you know the actual volume of beer you're bottling first. Then, go to a site that helps calculate sugar; something like - http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

Put in the info, and it will tell you how much sugar to use. If possible, weigh the sugar, since that will give you a more accurate measurement.

Other than that, yes, boil with about 1 - 1 1/2 cups water. Cool. Pour into bottling bucket and rack on top of the sugar water. Lots of people (myself included) then give the bucket a GENTLE stir with a sanitized spoon to distribute the mix evenly. After that, bottle and stick those guys somewhere dark and 70 degrees for three weeks.

 

[Davick57]

So 5.5 oz that's 0.6 cup of sugar. Doesn't seem like a lot for a 6 gallons but I will give it a try

 

[Davick57]

I got like 3 carboys so if I screw up one it's just gonna come out flat. Just do better on the next one

 

[K5MOW]

So 5.5 oz that's 0.6 cup of sugar. Doesn't seem like a lot for a 6 gallons but I will give it a try

That seem right for 5 gallons.

Roger

 

[signpost]

Yeah, it seems like it isn't much, but it'll do the trick. When I first started brewing, the kits I used came with a 5 oz. package of corn sugar for bottling. Using the full 5 oz. I often ended up with beer that was over-carbonated, at least a bit much for my taste.

Nowadays, I generally use between 3 and 4 oz. of corn sugar for bottling a 5 gallon batch with great results. So, your 5.5 oz. for a 6 gallon batch should be just about right.

 

[Davick57]

Thanks guys.