Carbonation

[EmptyGlass]

I have been using 5 ounces of corn sugar in my 5 gallon batches. I can't remember how much water I use... I wrote it down somewhere.

Anyway, I get great carbonation in the beginning. My only complaint is the older it gets, the carbonation level increases. Not a fan of this because the beer loses its flavor.

My question is, what is the best ratio of corn sugar to water? I will be bottling a hefeweizen tomorrow and would like to get this right. Also, if there are any tips or tricks, I would love to know

Thanks!

Empty Glass

Secondary: Full Moon Fever Hefeweizen
Drinking: Swagger Saision, The '59 Sound American Brown Ale, The Blue Album American Pale Wheat Ale

 

[1977Brewer]

http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-p... that, every batch. 1 oz per gallon is a lot.

 

[Subdivisions]

Somehow you got a backslash in the URL end tag. Here it is without having to copy and paste

http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/

 

[1977Brewer]

Somehow you got a backslash in the URL end tag. Here it is without having to copy and paste



http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/

Thanks. I'm on mobile so tagging is either really hard or manual. I screwed it up.

 

[EmptyGlass]

Thanks. I'm on mobile so tagging is either really hard or manual. I screwed it up.

According to that calculator, I would need 7.2 oz of Corn Sugar for a 5 gallon batch of Hefeweizen. Doesn't that sound high? I used 5 ounces in a Saison, and like I said, tasted great in the beginning, but as it aged it got a lot more carbonated than I would have liked.

 

[flars]

According to that calculator, I would need 7.2 oz of Corn Sugar for a 5 gallon batch of Hefeweizen. Doesn't that sound high? I used 5 ounces in a Saison, and like I said, tasted great in the beginning, but as it aged it got a lot more carbonated than I would have liked.

That amount of priming sugar may be correct for priming to style, but I found Hefeweizens are good at 2.6 to 2.8 volumes of CO2.

Carbonating to style would also require heavier glass bottles to hold the pressures developed to achieve the high level carbonation. Most commercial bottles are filled with carbonated beer, therefore do not require the extra strength for bottle carbonation.

 

[unionrdr]

Yeah, I'm with you on this one. I prime my hefe's to 2.8 VCo2. I don't trust the average pop-top bottles above that volume of Co2. In the end, 2.8 volumes worked out to be plenty. I use these two priming calculators, depending on which one lists the style I'm working with;
http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html
http://www.northernbrewer.com/learn/resources/priming-sugar-calculator/