Coconut Palm Sugar for Priming?

[mullenium]

can I use this? I ran low on dextrose (1/3 cup left) so can I use 2/3 cup of this coconut palm sugar mixed with the dextrose?

http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Tree-Organic-Coconut-Blonde/dp/B005TY2K3C/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1377038031&sr=8-8&keywords=coconut+palm+sugar

 

[Randy_Bugger]

The major component of coconut sugar is sucrose (70-79%) followed by glucose and fructose (3-9%) each. Minor variations will occur, due to differences in primary processing, raw material source, tree age and variety of coconut.

So yes, it sounds like you could use it to prime. However, it contains minerals not found in table sugar or corn sugar that might mess with your water chemistry.

http://coconutpalmsugar.com/Nutritional_Information.html

 

[mullenium]

So yes, it sounds like you could use it to prime. However, it contains minerals not found in table sugar or corn sugar that might mess with your water chemistry.

http://coconutpalmsugar.com/Nutritional_Information.html

wow thats alot of minerals.. would that screw it up?

 

[Randy_Bugger]

wow thats alot of minerals.. would that screw it up?

Not sure if it would ruin it.

Chloride is 470ppm per 100grams. You'd be adding a little more than half of that.

It would definitely change your water chemistry in ways dextrose or table sugar wouldn't. You might want to run to the store and get some regular table sugar just to be safe.