Priming sugar question

[geim32]

My beersmith recipe calls for 10.04 oz of DME to prime 5 gals but all the other calculators. I've used are calling for around 7 oz of DME which one should I follow I'm looking for 2.3 co2.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Either way, you're going to get a lot more than 2.3 volumes from that much DME. Use the priming calculator at TastyBrew.com.

 

[basilchef]

either way, you're going to get a lot more than 2.3 volumes from that much dme. Use the priming calculator at tastybrew.com.

+1

 

[geim32]

Ok tasty brew said 6.3 I don't understand I tried around 5 different calculators plus beersmith and it was from 6.3 to 7.1 to 10.04 oz y so different.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

What parameters are you putting into TB that tells you 6.3 oz of priming sugar (DME or other)?

 

[geim32]

It's only volume of co2 beer volume and beer temp?

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Got that part, what are the actual #'s?

 

[geim32]

2.3 volume 5 gals and 67*

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Using those parameters, I get: 8.8 oz DME @ 55%, 6.9 oz @ 70%, and 6.4 oz @ 75%. (Percentage based on brand of DME)

 

[geim32]

Yea that's what I got on tasty brew I was just wondering y different calculators were off by so much.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Yea that's what I got on tasty brew I was just wondering y different calculators were off by so much.

Good question. I've always noticed that the BS calc was different from tasty brew, but TB's never let me down, so I continued to use that after I got BeerSmith.