Priming sugar help

[uabericm]

I have a California Common that I would like to put in a corny and a minikeg (5 liter). I am planning on purging the oxygen out of the keg and then force carbing the corny.

How much priming sugar would I need to put in the minikeg? Calculators say 1.3 oz; however, I don't have a scale. Does anyone have any advice?

 

[dwarven_stout]

1 cup = 8oz = 16 tbsp

Put in 3 tbsp and call it good.

 

[uabericm]

Looks like that would work.

Is there any issue with volume vs weight?

 

[Rick500]

3/4 cup of corn sugar = 4 oz by weight (according to John Palmer in How to Brew).

1.3 oz / 4 oz = 0.325

0.325 * 0.75 cup = ~0.244 cup... quarter cup is close enough.

 

[uabericm]

There is not difference b/n 3 tablespoons and 1/4 cup. Interesting.

 

[Rick500]

There is a difference:

3 US tablespoons = 0.1875 US cups

0.244 US cups = 3.90400 US tablespoons


...bottom line is, ounces by weight and ounces by volume are not always equivalent. It depends on the density of what is being measured.

Example: an ounce by weight of water is a much larger volume than an ounce by weight of lead.