Corn Sugar in Kits

[Tsuyako]

Okay so I going to bottle my pumpkin ale next week and I noticed that it has more corn sugar in the kit than my honey amber ale. Now I know the instruction on extra kits suck but it does say to boil 3/4 of a cup with 1 (?) cup of water. (so does John Palmers book) There is obviously a 1 cup and 1/2there, will it hurt to add all of it? Or will it just make my PA more fizzy, which wouldn't be a bad thing

 

[Ooompa Loompa]

How much is in there? All the kits I've ever seen come with 5 oz. If it has 5 oz then you are good to go.........if not then do not use it all. Bottle bombs are bad mmmm kay?

 

[Tsuyako]

Yeah I figured, and I will most deffinitly try to avoid them as my bottles are in the closet next to my brothers room. He packing heat...

 

[KayaBrew]

Don't go by the generic kit instructions. Try this! Mr Malty Pitching Rate Calculator

 

[Tsuyako]

Okay I'm talking about bottle conditioning not pitching my yeast but thank you for neat calculator.

 

[Shake]

1 and 1/2 cups seems like way to much for bottle conditioning. I always use 3/4 of a cup. Did your recipe call for any corn sugar in the boil?

 

[Tsuyako]

If it did, I skipped way over it I have no idea where the instructions are now.

 

[davesrose]

1 and 1/2 is quite a bit more sugar!! That's double the sugar for a normal bottling of 5 gallons. Maybe they accidentally gave you a quantity of two? Either that or some of the sugar was meant for an addition during your boil. If it were me, I'd measure out 3/4 cup and just save the remaining sugar for other beers. I'd be afraid that with that much sugar, you can start having bottle bombs.

 

[Tsuyako]

will do, thanks