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[Genesee Ted]

Does anyone know or should I just add a bit at a time? Is there a chart out there that I am missing?

[CarlosM]

Get a 12oz glass with an eyedropper measure get the color you want. Then upscale the math.

[denny]

The great thing about Sinamar is that you can just add a bit at a time until you get the color you want. That's the way I always do it.

[MolBasser]

Careful with how much you add. Sinamar can add a metallic taste to the brew.MolBasser

[Big Nake]

I found something online that a ¼ of the bottle will increase your SRM by 4ish. I used about an ounce (quarter-bottle) in a Cerveza Oscura and it seems pretty accurate. The beer was supposed to be around 10 SRM and I'd say it's around 14ish now. If you wanted to make a pilsner dark and it started around 4 or 5, ¼ bottle would get it around 9 or 10ish. ½ bottle would get it to 12-13. Ish. I just started using so I'm not an expert so these are all ishes.Did I mention ISH? Ish.

[Genesee Ted]

Bump. I've since found the dosage info lol

I googled Sinimar and this is one of the things that popped up

Do you guys just add it straight up to the cold side or dilute and boil it before adding?

I've used it to make Schwartzbier but it was in the boil. I need to do some cold side adjustment. My boss changed my porter recipe and it came out brown ale

[denny]

Bump. I've since found the dosage info lol

I googled Sinimar and this is one of the things that popped up

Do you guys just add it straight up to the cold side or dilute and boil it before adding?

I've used it to make Schwartzbier but it was in the boil. I need to do some cold side adjustment. My boss changed my porter recipe and it came out brown ale

 

I usually add it to the boil.  I never measure it...I just add until the color looks right.  If you want to calc it, the correct number seems to be 1000L.  I've added it both boiled and unboiled post fermentation.  I _think_ it was a bit better to boil it with a little water before adding.

[Genesee Ted]

After posting, I read an old article on BYO. I guess the stuff is sterile until you open it of course, so no need to boil.
I could see how diluting might make it blend better, only slight concern would be potential O2 uptake from the water... I think I'll just add it and bubble co2 through the botttom to mix it

[denny]

After posting, I read an old article on BYO. I guess the stuff is sterile until you open it of course, so no need to boil.
I could see how diluting might make it blend better, only slight concern would be potential O2 uptake from the water... I think I'll just add it and bubble co2 through the botttom to mix it

 

I found that it had kind of a "raw" flavor and dusty mouthfeel without boiling.  I could have been fooling myself since I didn't do a triangle test.  And if you boil the water, wouldn't you get rid of the O2?

[positiveContact]

I think I'll just add it and bubble co2 through the botttom to mix it

 

does that actually strip water of O2?  useful info if true.

[Genesee Ted]

You can deaerate water with co2. What I did was just put 5 liters into a corny and purged the O2 from the keg, then pushed it into the bottom of the tank. It's a little darker.

My math says it's 10.48 SRM darker

[No Party JKor]

does that actually strip water of O2? useful info if true.

Solubility of O2 (and pretty much any gas) decreases with increasing temperature. Boiling water will have essentially no O2 solubility.