priming sugar question

[epistrummer]

I am about to bottle a batch of Cooper's IPA. The instructions say to use 8 grams of sugar per bottle. Are they referring to corn sugar? That's what I bought to use. Should I just figure 52 bottles times 8 grams and mix that into the bucket all at once and then bottle? sounds like a pain to dump exactly 8 grams of sugar in each bottle when I could mix it all at once. Suggestions please?

 

[JoeBronco]

Dextrose and Corn sugar are the same thing. Yes the Coopers kit uses Dextrose. In one 5 gallon batch of beer you need 3/4 cup dextrose to prime. Here is a table to figure out ways to prime with other sugars and quantities...

http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/

 

[duboman]

You do not add 8g to each bottle.

For a typical 5g batch you will use about 3/4 cup or 5oz of priming sugar.

Take 1-1/2 cups water and bring to boil, mix in sugar and allow to dissolve as a simple syrup, cool to between 60-70F and then pour into the sanitized bottling bucket, then rack the beer into it.
As it swirls in it will self mix, then bottle

 

[JoeBronco]

I agree with Dubo, This is not a mr'beer kit so prime the entire batch.

The table in the link above will tell you the EXACT amount of sugar to use for your style of beer and carbonation levels. Very rarely do you get 5 gallons of beer out of a 5 gallon batch. Make sure you adjust for that. Over carbed beer is no fun to pour.

 

[ajf]

8 grams * 52 = 416 grams. That's nearly 15 oz sugar which is about 3 times what you really need. Did Coopers mention the size of the bottles?

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