Carbonation

[dan_man]

So with my first batch only about half of the bottles carbonated. I don't want that to happen again and I was thinking about using the brewers best conditioning tablets and wanted to see if anyone has any pros or cons on using them.

 

[fantomlord]

how did you add your priming sugar? sounds like it wasn't mixed well.

Easiest way is to dissolve your sugar by boiling in a small amount of water, add that to the bottling bucket, and rack your beer onto it. You can swirl (gently) for a bit to ensure it's mixed in, but I never did, and never had issues with inconsistent carbonation.

Can't comment on the carb tabs. But I would suggest trying the above before you go the carb tab route...table sugar is really cheap.

 

[dan_man]

How much priming sugar do I need? My new batch is a big triple ipa 1.105 sg and 1.020 fg

 

[fantomlord]

Use this calculator:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/