Priming sugar calculation

[DieKatzchen]

So I'm at the final step, Bottle-Conditioning. The kit comes with a pre-measured sachet of sugar, but my batch didn't come to 5 gallons. More like 4.5. Do I need to recalculate or is it a case of "close enough." I don't care about potency of the fizzy, as long as I don't get any bottle-bombs.

 

[brewmeister13]

Check out a sugar priming calculator online and find the actual amount you should use. The amount the send you is generally too much.

 

[unionrdr]

Here's the priming calculator I use. They go by weight,not volume,so you'll need a cheap scale to weight it. http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html

 

[DieKatzchen]

that calculator is by volume. I assume I factor in the volume of water I dissolve the sugar in?

edit: I see, you mean weight of sugar.

 

[unionrdr]

that calculator is by volume. I assume I factor in the volume of water I dissolve the sugar in?

edit: I see, you mean weight of sugar.

Yes,weight of sugar the calculator gives you. Anyway,I dissolve that amount of sugar in 2C of water that's been boiled for a couple minutes. Cover & cool till ready to rack beer to bottling bucket.