Cane Sugar Priming Help - I'm very confused
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I made a 5 gallon batch of Vinnie's Pliny the Elder recipe. With all the dry hopping, there is quite a bit less than 5 gallon in the secondary. Do you think I should go for a half cup or 3/4 cup of corn sugar? I won't know exactly how much beer I have until I rack to the bottling bucket and I wanted to rack on top of the priming sugar solution.
buffalojoe29
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God this feels good (first batch)
WileECoyote
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Hello, I used the recommended 3/4 cup by volume (corn sugar) on 3 very different brews, all 5 gal batches, all 3 are very low carbed, this is after 5 weeks in the bottle at 70 deg.
My 4th batch I used 1 cup corn sugar (or 1oz per gal) and after 5 days its carbed up like any store bought beer and in the fridge now.
All 4 brews had different yeast, and all 4 were, 2 weeks in primary, 2 weeks in secondary. all are extract brews.
From now on I will be using 7/8 cup to 1 cup corn sugar for priming, or 1oz per gal of brew, depending on the brew.
3/4 cup, just is not getting the job done.
3/4 cup is right at 4oz, the 2 kits I brewed came with, 5oz right at 1 cup, it's my belief the kits have 5oz of priming sugar for a reason, and the instructions tell you to use the 5oz bag of priming sugar for your 5 gal batch.
Just thought I should post my results.
Hope this helps someone out.
Im sure Ill hear all about it, but thats ok too lol
Cheers
My 4th batch I used 1 cup corn sugar (or 1oz per gal) and after 5 days its carbed up like any store bought beer and in the fridge now.
All 4 brews had different yeast, and all 4 were, 2 weeks in primary, 2 weeks in secondary. all are extract brews.
From now on I will be using 7/8 cup to 1 cup corn sugar for priming, or 1oz per gal of brew, depending on the brew.
3/4 cup, just is not getting the job done.
3/4 cup is right at 4oz, the 2 kits I brewed came with, 5oz right at 1 cup, it's my belief the kits have 5oz of priming sugar for a reason, and the instructions tell you to use the 5oz bag of priming sugar for your 5 gal batch.
Just thought I should post my results.
Hope this helps someone out.
Im sure Ill hear all about it, but thats ok too lol
Cheers
Thanks for that. My first two batches were kits as well with 5 oz of corn sugar. They carbed up nicely and definitely wouldn't say they were over-carbed. The first batch had it's issues but that was not related to carbonation, but that's a whole 'nother story. Still might go with 4 oz for this batch due to loss of volume in dry hopping, but likely won't go under that. Would love to hear more opinions, though.
I suggest measuring the fermenter diameter and depth, and figuring the volume. Bottle bombs can be dangerous.
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I use plastic FV's,& make sure they have volume measurments on them so I know what I've got. I even saved a plastic 1G juice jug I marked measurements on using a 2C measure to get the volumes accurate on the side of the jug. I use it to fill my BK as well. No more guessing that way. You can also use my jug method to mark carboys & better bottles. Knowledge is half the battle.
