priming sugar and kegging

[hough77]

Do you need to use priming sugar if you are going to force carb a keg?
Do you need to use priming sugar at all when kegging, force carb or not?

 

[Ace_Club]

First question, no. If you are force carbing, then you are injecting CO2 into solution and do not need the yeast to produce additional CO2 for you.

Second question, yes. If you are not force carbing, then you treat the keg as if it's a big bottle. You add the necessary amount of priming sugar and then set the keg aside for two weeks (or more) to let the yeast carbonate the beer.

 

[hough77]

Thanx!

 

[thebeers54]

Be aware that if you are priming kegs it's recommended that you use half the amount of priming sugar that you would normally use bottling a batch.

 

[hough77]

Be aware that if you are priming kegs it's recommended that you use half the amount of priming sugar that you would normally use bottling a batch.

That I did not know, and I would probably have used a full dose!