Kegging and bottling same batch

[wjtaylor]

Hi Everyone,

I was looking at bottling a 6-pack and kegging the rest of my most recent batch.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f63/biermunchers-oktoberfast-ale-ag-39021/

It's almost done the primary fermentation and about to go into the keg. If I want to bottle a 6-pack would I still need to add priming sugar? If so, how much?

Thanks,
WT

 

[Obliviousbrew]

If you are bottle conditioning you need priming sugar. Ever think about just buying some coopers carb drops one or two depending on the size of the bottle will do.

 

[xmacro]

If it's only 6 bottles, you may wanna do just what Oblivious Brewer suggested and use sugar drops; get them on any brewing website

 

[Ryush806]

+1 on the carbonation drops. I used them when I made a 5 gallon batch of Apfelwein and only wanted to carb half of them. 1 drop per 12 oz bottle or 2 per 22 oz bomber.

 

[cheezydemon3]

Bottle from the keg (uncarbed) with drops or tabs.

Don't bother to syphon into a bottling bucket.

 

[FuzzeWuzze]

Or if you arent in a huge rush you can carbonate in your keg with priming sugar like you would for bottles.

Just prime the entire 5 gallons in the bottling bucket, then fill your 6 pack and rack the rest into the keg, force it shut with some CO2 and store it away in a closet for a week or two.

Other alternative which is better IMO, is just put it all in the keg to carbonate like you normally would(no priming sugar). When it hits the proper carbonation bottle off of your keg @ like 5PSI with a bottling wand.