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[CaptRon]

I am going to be bottling 5 gallons of Cj's JPA tonight. Usually I have had pre-measured packages of priming sugar that I would just use the whole thing to mix up. I now have a huge bag of the stuff, but don't know how much I should be using, is it 3/4 of a cup for 5 gallons??

[ColdAssHonky]

I am going to be bottling 5 gallons of Cj's JPA tonight. Usually I have had pre-measured packages of priming sugar that I would just use the whole thing to mix up. I now have a huge bag of the stuff, but don't know how much I should be using, is it 3/4 of a cup for 5 gallons??

I'll be the first to chime in that you're better off measuring by weight.2.2 - 2.7 volumes by style I think?At 60degrees that's round about 3.24 - 4.58ozIf you can't weigh, I've used round about 3/4cup many times and it comes out just fine.

Edited by MyBeerPants, 09 April 2009 - 04:00 PM.

[CaptRon]

I can weigh it, maybe I'll try right in the middle of what you posted.

[brewhead]

personally, when i was bottling, i preferred the finish of dme vs priming sugar.

[chuck_d]

Here's the reference and math I use in my spreadsheet: Priming Formulas are explained here: https://hbd.org/ddraper/priming.htmlPriming Rate for Glucose/Dextrose:Rate in g/L = (v - v0) / 0.27027Priming Rate for Sucrose:Rate in g/L = (v - v0) / 0.286

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

personally, when i was bottling, i preferred the finish of dme vs priming sugar.

Could you honestly taste the difference? It's such a small amount per bottle...From our good friend John Palmer:

Be aware that malt extract will generate break material when boiled, and that the fermentation of malt extract for priming purposes will often generate a krausen/protein ring around the waterline in the bottle, just like it does in your fermenter. Simple sugars don't have this cosmetic problem and the small amount used for priming will not affect the flavor of the beer.Previous Page

[chuck_d]

I could never taste the difference between any priming sugars personally. But earthtone has pretty much convinced me to give maple syrup another try at some point, I'll do that on a cask of something some time.

[CaptRon]

I could never taste the difference between any priming sugars personally. But earthtone has pretty much convinced me to give maple syrup another try at some point, I'll do that on a cask of something some time.

Maple syrup?? That is interesting. Please follow up with the results via a new thread here, I'm intrigued.

[tag]

I like to use this calculator: https://hbd.org/cgi-...arbonation.html

[CaptRon]

I like to use this calculator: https://hbd.org/cgi-...arbonation.html

Wow, thats an awesome calculator.*furiously bookmarks