Sugar advice

[des67]

Hey guys I'm new here and to the world of homebrew

Seems like a great forum; Ive tried searching but can't quite find what I'm looking for. I'm about to start the secondary fermentation of a woodfordes wherry kit. Now it just says to add to add 2.5oz of sugar but doesn't specify which type.

Reading around it seems as though corn sugar/dextrose is commonly used and would be appropriate, is this right? Is this the same stuff that I would get in a healthfood or workout/fitness shop?

Thanks in advance

 

[JacobInIndy]

Corn sugar probably would be a good bet. As far as buying it at a health food store, I have no idea. I get mine at my Homebrew shop.

If you're not in a hurry, or if you don't live close to any of these locations , you could order online.

 

[ACo]

welcome to homebrew talk...

corn sugar is what is normally used to prime for bottling or boosting alcohol content...

however, is it saying to add the sugar to the secondary?

 

[beerocd]

Table sugar(cane) will work fine. There's not a big enough quantity to affect your beer one way or another.
That's probably for you to mix in when bottling, not going into secondary. Good luck with the beer; that kit has some great reviews

-OCD

 

[JLem]

I agree that 2.5 oz sounds more like the amount you would use to bottle (though perhaps a bit low depending on how much carbonation you want). If you're adding only 2.5 oz of fermentable sugar to a 5 gallon batch in secondary all you'll end up doing is raising your ABV by 1/10th of 1%