Priming sugar for kegging

[Freeridejunkie]

Can I use any old sugar for priming my beer (i.e. garden variety household sugar) or should I really be using corn sugar? What difference does it make?

Cheers

PF

 

[homebrewer_99]

Corn sugar, DME, honey...everything else is just too processed.

 

[ajf]

I use table sugar if I don't have any corn sugar. The only difference that I notice is that the table sugar takes longer to carbonate.

-a.

 

[Freeridejunkie]

Thanks for the replies. I used a "Youngs" beer and wine sugar for my most recent batch; previous ones have been with table sugar. Wait and see!!

 

[user 4295]

I've no personal experience using table sugar to prime, but I have been told that it can give the beer a 'cidery' note.

 

[Yeast Infection]

are you priming and then kegging??????

edit: are you priming and then using CO2 with your keg ?

 

[TheJadedDog]

are you priming and then kegging??????

edit: are you priming and then using CO2 with your keg ?

This is what I do when I don't have space in the kegerator right away. Prime it to carb, then just set it to serving pressure when you hook it up to the tank.

 

[Yeast Infection]

ah, just wanted to make sure that the OT didnt super carb the beer (but i dont keg, so i guess i dont know?)

 

[Freeridejunkie]

I'm priming at the point of transferring the primary fermentation to a keg. I left the keg at room temperature for 7 days then transferred to my cellar to condition. I'm using a King Keg Top Tap which I think is leaky because after the 7 days at room temperature there was no carbonation (this is the first batch that I've primed using brewing sugar).

I'm new to all of this but I've brewed 4 batches prior to this one from Beer Kits (Woodfordes Wherry - 2 batches; Brupaks IPA - 1 batch; Youngs Bitter - 1 batch). 3 batches were primed and conditioned in the King Keg using table sugar and one batch primed and conditioned in glass bottles using table sugar. The only batch that's worked/carbonated is a Woodfordes Wherry Bitter transferred to bottles. It tastes good, even using table sugar. However, I haven't had any carbonation with the barrel which is frustrating as hell. I've tried sealing all possible leaky points with petrolium jelly.

I think I'll be returning my King Keg barrel to the manufacturer unless anyone can offer some sensible advice?!