Corn sugar for bottle conditioning?

[tim_s]

Hi Everyone,

I am curious if most people are using corn sugar for their bottle conditioning?

 

[EJay]

I just user (organic) table sugar. I don't see any difference between it and corn sugar.

 

[unionrdr]

I use dextrose (aka corn sugar) most of the time. But I've also used a mix of corn & table sugar in a pinch, or just plain table sugar. I've also used demerara sugar (raw cane). Here's a priming calculator that'll give how much of what to use, as the amounts aren't equal; http://www.northernbrewer.com/learn/resources/priming-sugar-calculator/

 

[iijakii]

I switched to plain ol cane sugar awhile back as it's cheaper and I haven't noticed any effects at all.

 

[1977Brewer]

I use raw cane, purely because I got it at Sam's, 10 lbs. for 5 bucks.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Lots of things you can use for priming. I use corn sugar simply because I always have it on hand (of course, if I switched to table sugar I'd probably stop always having it on hand). Either or will work, as will just about anything fermentable (DME, LME, wort, honey, maple syrup, molasses, agave nectar, etc etc etc). The primary concern is that you're using the appropriate amount for the carbonation you want. Most calcualtors will have figures for DME, corn sugar, and table sugar. They may not always have an alternative priming source if that's what you want to use.

 

[strahmhv]

Also have been using corn sugar, but I suppose any fermentable sugar would do fine. It's a fraction of your total fermentables

 

[tim_s]

True true!!! Thanks everyone.