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If one was to bulk prime, this would not be an issue
You can tell me to piss off, its OK
Dogger
"Listening to someone who brews their own beer is like listening to a religous fanatic talk about the day he saw the light" Ross Murray, Montreal Gazette
"Listening to someone who brews their own beer is like listening to a religous fanatic talk about the day he saw the light" Ross Murray, Montreal Gazette
Can't quite recall, Dogger, but from memory he really sounded like he knew his stuff
Actually Dogger, while I've got you on the subject, how do you bulk prime your brews ? I'm assuming you keg 18 litres of it, then "syphon" the remainder into another vessel, work out how much beer is in the other vessel, bosh in the priming sugar and then go.
I might start doing this myself, if only to get a few long necks out of each batch to keep for a bit.
This is rather unorthodox way of doing it and I don't recommend it. Kids, don't do this at home
I fill the keg to the 19 litres, and have the remaining four litres or so in a juice jug. I add 3/4 tbsp per batch of dextrose, no added water and then I stir it with a tablespoon.
Then I pour the primed beer into the bottle.
At least the spoon isn't wooden
Dogger
"Listening to someone who brews their own beer is like listening to a religous fanatic talk about the day he saw the light" Ross Murray, Montreal Gazette
Dogger Dan wrote:This is rather unorthodox way of doing it and I don't recommend it. Kids, don't do this at home
I fill the keg to the 19 litres, and have the remaining four litres or so in a juice jug. I add 3/4 tbsp per batch of dextrose, no added water and then I stir it with a tablespoon.
Then I pour the primed beer into the bottle.
At least the spoon isn't wooden
Dogger
Hmmm i don't think that method is for me..
I used the measure for .75 on each 750ml bottle to prime with dextrose. Measure was cleaned in metabisulphate before use, and kept off any un-clean surfaces during use.
Wimmig wrote:Hmmm i don't think that method is for me..
What I do is calculate how much priming sugar would be required for the entire volume of beer based on intended carbonation level. This mass is boiled in water for 5 minutes with the lid on the pot and is put into a spare fermenter (or bottling bucket). I rack the beer onto this making sure it's swirling nicely whilst filling and then bottle.
Much easier than adding individual scoops of sugar to bottles and an hell of a lot more accurate.