Quick question about priming sugar

[Fishing73]

When adding priming sugar for carbonation, does the yeast not also turn this into alcohol? Thanks.

 

[hudsonj6]

Adding priming sugar starts some fermentation where alcohol and CO2 are produced (hence carbonated beer). I don't know the exact amount that it would increase the ABV but it's probably negligable.

 

[dukeredhair]

yes it does. It is a very small amount.

 

[Fishing73]

Thanks a bunch!

 

[mattd2]

Completely rough calc but - for 5oz (141g) sugar, 47% (mass) converted to ethenol = 66.27g ethenol = 84 ml ethenol. For a 5 gallon batch (18.927 ltrs) it equals about an extra 0.4-0.5% ABV.

 

[dfc]

Adding priming sugar starts some fermentation where alcohol and CO2 are produced (hence carbonated beer). I don't know the exact amount that it would increase the ABV but it's probably negligable.

From what I've read it's less than 1/4 of 1%.

 

[a10t2]

Every ounce of sucrose (table sugar) will add 19.3 mL of ethanol, or almost exactly 0.1% (0.102%) ABV in 5 gallons. For glucose (corn sugar) it would be 0.097% ABV per ounce. If you want to be really precise, divide by 28.35 and measure the sugar in grams.