Nut brown ale

[sawman1y]

My first batch of nit brown ale is ready to bottle and i need to know how much priming sugar i should use for 6 gallons any help would be great thanks
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[freisste]

There are calculators online, but the easy rule of thumb is 0.75-1.0oz/gallon. That's gallons of beer IN YOUR FERMENTER, not what the recipe was supposed to be.

 

[sawman1y]

I have 6 gallons in fermenter and i only have 5oz of priming sugar you think that will be enough or should get more

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[dkennedy]

I'd run with it, probably wouldn't use it all even, prefer light carbonation in a brown.

Couple of the calculators mentioned previously:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/
http://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/

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[MarcusKillion]

depends on how much co2 is already in the beer . I like mine carbed lightly . 1/2 ounce to the gallon is light . 1 ounce is going to be heavy if you have plenty of co2 already in it .
For a brown I say 1.5 to 2.0 volumes per liter . so if your beer is 70 degrees then you have approximately 1.0 volumes of co2 in it already . 68 degrees about .9 volumes .
I t takes 4 grams of sugar to make 1 volume of co2 in 1 liter of beer.
6 gallons I will just call 23.0 liters . actually 22.7..

Priming sugar = volumes to add ( you have 1.0 and want 1.5 you need .50 ) X 4 (grams of sugar ) X volume of beer ( 23 liters ) .
.50 X 4 = 2.0 X 23 liters = 46 grams of sugar about 1.6 ounces I think , to add in to make 1.5 volumes of co2 which is good for a nut brown . Browns should be lightly carbed according to my expert brown ale taste buds .

1 ounce ( by volume not weight in a measuring cup ) table sugar weighs 32 grams
1 TBSP weighs 14.5 grams
1 TSP weighs 4.75 grams

If you add 1.5 to 2.0 ounces by volume or weight you should get a nice beer . I used to use 5/8 cup or 1 ounce to gallon and always came out over carbed after a while in the bottle . 5 oz in my opinion is way over carbed for any dark beer.

 

[sawman1y]

Thanks for all the help i ended up using 3.5 oz of priming sugar can't wait until its done i have mostly made wine and cider this is only my second batch of beer

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[sawman1y]

Quick question how much haed space should you leave in bottles


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[MarcusKillion]

Quick question how much haed space should you leave in bottles


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I fill mine with a bottle wand of course and I fill it till it is about half way up the neck . this makes it come out to the same amount that is in a commercial beer bottle . Just look at any long neck beer and see how much is in it .
since homebrew has air in the bottle and commercial beers do not if you are storing for a long time you may want a little less head space . But I think you will drink it up in plenty of time

 

[sawman1y]

Thanks thats pretty much what i did but i justed wanted to ask im still pretty new at making beer

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