How do I prime my beer batch for Casking AND bottling?

[cannman]

I ordered 1 gallon cube inserts for casking: LINK to CUBE INSERT

I plan to store the cube in my temp controlled wine refrigerator.

My brew is an IPA 1.054 OG, 1.008 last checked but not final, still has 9 days to finish dry hoping.

When its done, I originally planned to add 4oz corn sugar for priming. Now that I want to cask 1 gallon of beer and bottle 4 gallons into bottles, what changes do I have to make? Can I add the 4oz corn sugar to the bottle bucket and simply fill the cask or do I have to hold back on some sugar initially and then add the rest later? Thanks for your casking input!

 

[johngaltsmotor]

You won't want to prime the portion going into the cask, that has bad news written all over it. Best bet likely to purge the cask with some CO2 if you can (ask a brew buddy who kegs to purge it for you). Reduce the corn sugar by 20% for the portion to be bottled.
Then depending on how long you age it you'll likely need to add some bottling yeast along with the corn sugar later.

What are you trying to achieve by aging an IPA? Normally the flavors fade and they get pretty dull.

 

[cannman]

What are you trying to achieve by aging an IPA? Normally the flavors fade and they get pretty dull.

What a great question!


I've read a bit about how "real beer" is cask beer. Ultimately, i want to experience this at home. Ultra lightly carbonated beer? I can dedicate a gallon to that.

I wanted to take baby steps into this process: First step, inexpensive casks, 1 gallon at a time. I did not plan on "Aging" the ipa for any extended period of time, it would probably be consumed first before the bottles due to the carbonation aspect.

On top of it all, I really haven't found a solid resource on casking (at least not on the level that I'm approaching the idea from).

Am I doing it wrong? Missing the Point?

 

[Rivenin]

yes you will want to prime the cask.
I have the same casks and prime them just fine... they're all over the UK as a poor mans cask, just FYI to the above poster .
So, what you'd want to do...
go to a carbonation vol calculator
Aim for 1.2 or so vols in the cask for 1 gallon, put that sugar directly in the cask.
aim for whatever vols for 4 (or however many remaining galllons) for bottling, put that into the bottling bucket.

 

[dnslater]

What a great question!


I've read a bit about how "real beer" is cask beer. Ultimately, i want to experience this at home. Ultra lightly carbonated beer? I can dedicate a gallon to that.

I wanted to take baby steps into this process: First step, inexpensive casks, 1 gallon at a time. I did not plan on "Aging" the ipa for any extended period of time, it would probably be consumed first before the bottles due to the carbonation aspect.

On top of it all, I really haven't found a solid resource on casking (at least not on the level that I'm approaching the idea from).

Am I doing it wrong? Missing the Point?

True. IPA's were originally casked for shipment to India. I'm assuming it would have been lightly carbonated from a little residual fermentation that occurred in the casks.