Priming with brown sugar please help

[olBigBass]

I am bottling a pumpkin ale tonight and I am going to use dark brown sugar. I have read all over the forums and no one says exactly how much to use. I need a measurement for 5 gallons of beer! Any help would really be appreciated.

 

[the-crowing]

This should help: http://www.northernbrewer.com/priming-sugar-calculator/

 

[olBigBass]

Wow bookmarked! I never found that in all my googling lol. Thanks a ton!!! Results is .58 or 1/2 a cup for 5 gallons. Glad I asked guy told me To use 3/4 cup. I didn't want bottle rockets in my house.

 

[Tinhorn]

It much better to by weight than volume

Use a scale if you have one

 

[olBigBass]

I do have a scale. Why is it more important to use a scale? Does brown sugar have different weight per volume than say corn or cane sugar?

 

[FatDragon]

Half a cup of packed brown sugar is way different from half a cup of loose brown sugar. With a kitchen scale, you can get precisely what you need without any guesswork.

 

[Tinhorn]

What fat dragon said you put this much work into better to be precise if you have the means