Priming sugar in a sanke??

[nctovar]

I was wondering also if you could also use priming sugar in a sanke instead of force carbing it. Is this a no no? or can it be done?

 

[david_42]

Certainly possible. How big is the keg and how much beer are you planning on putting in it?

 

[Turkeyleg]

I would be very interested in this, let’s just say a 5 gallon keg with 5 gallons of beer.

 

[jpc]

Sure you can. I did this with a Belgian tripel recently; I put a little less than half in bottles and the rest went into a three gallon corny. I set the priming such that the bottle volume would be correct; from what I understand, it takes a little less sugar to prime a keg than it does to prime the equivalent for bottles (which means that my keg will likely be over-carbonated, which is easily fixed by opening the pressure relief valve).

 

[Turkeyleg]

Thanks for the reply, I will try it next time I brew.

 

[nctovar]

thank you. helpful indeed.

 

[JuanMoore]

For 5 gal of beer in a 5 gal keg you need less sugar because the total relative headspace is less. A lot of people suggest 1/2-2/3 the amount you would use if bottling. In my experience I needed to use closer to 80% of what I would have bottling to get the same carbonation level, but maybe I don't fill my kegs as full as other people.

For only 3 gal of beer in a 5 gal keg, you need more sugar per gallon of beer than you would if you were bottling, but I don't really know how much more. If I were a little more sober I could probably use what I remember from my chemistry classes to calculate the difference.