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[Big Nake]

Plus, if the beer is cold when you add the sugar (especially table sugar) it won't dissolve well and you might not get very much carbonation. Just a bunch of insoluble sugar sitting at the bottom.

[Kellermeister]

[toonces]

Plus, if the beer is cold when you add the sugar (especially table sugar) it won't dissolve well and you might not get very much carbonation. Just a bunch of insoluble sugar sitting at the bottom.

seriously? so, cooper's carb drops won't work? not to mention that they will be full of bacteria?

[positiveContact]

seriously?so, cooper's carb drops won't work? not to mention that they will be full of bacteria?

are they only sugar? i assume something else is in there...

[SchwanzBrewer]

seriously?so, cooper's carb drops won't work? not to mention that they will be full of bacteria?

You ever tried to mix table sugar into unsweet ice tea? I cold condition my beer before I carbonate it whether its bottled or kegged. By adding sugar solution it gets mixed every time and to the right level. The tabs are formulated to do their thing.I'm just saying I wouldn't use *my* table sugar to try and carbonate a beer. It clumps together from moisture and I'm sure it gets contaminated to a degree. YMMV.Cheers,Rich

[toonces]

are they only sugar? i assume something else is in there...

just sugar.

You ever tried to mix table sugar into unsweet ice tea? I cold condition my beer before I carbonate it whether its bottled or kegged. By adding sugar solution it gets mixed every time and to the right level.The tabs are formulated to do their thing.I'm just saying I wouldn't use *my* table sugar to try and carbonate a beer. It clumps together from moisture and I'm sure it gets contaminated to a degree. YMMV.Cheers,Rich

at the concentration you were talking about, i doubt that will be an issue.

[beach]

You ever tried to mix table sugar into unsweet ice tea?Cheers,Rich

With or without ice cubes? Makes a Huge difference.Beach

[Kellermeister]

Sugar is poison until it gets put in liquid. Thats why no mold will grow on it.

[SchwanzBrewer]

With or without ice cubes? Makes a Huge difference.Beach

Just cold it doesn't mix well (we mainly have cane sugar here).

[SchwanzBrewer]

I have 2 cornies primed and in the garage, and 1, 2.5gal sanke that has been carbonating for a week. Next week we will see how the sanke did. In a couple weeks I'll check the other two.Cheers,Rich

[SchwanzBrewer]

I tapped the G-MLPA (MLPA using 1007) warm to check the carbonation level and its definitely carbonated. I don't know if temp makes a difference, but the mouthfeel is really nice on this one. I have been getting some watery beers lately and it bothered me, so I paid more attention to my mash temp and tried mashing around 148 - 150. Maybe it made the difference, maybe it was the yeast, I dunno, but this one just feels right. We'll see what its like after it chills.I would say this was a successful natural carbonation test. I have two others that I also carbonated but haven't tried yet.Cheers,Rich

[Deerslyr]

What volume of sugar did you end up using to carbonate your keg?

[SchwanzBrewer]

What volume of sugar did you end up using to carbonate your keg?

I dunno. I used mass and I based it on CJ's method. I think I posted it in this thread though.Anywho, after a few beers the carbonation level didn't seem right. The beer tasted good, but had no head on the pour. I think I should have cooled the keg first and let some more absorb. Either way this will have to finish carbonating on the gas. On a side note the G-MLPA tastes fantastic. I think I really like that yeast (1007). Maybe I'm crazy, but the beer has more character and smoothness than the last few times I've made it. Its delicious. I have another batch of MLPA with 1272 and I'll have to save some to compare.Cheers,Rich

[jayb151]

I dunno. I used mass and I based it on CJ's method. I think I posted it in this thread though.Anywho, after a few beers the carbonation level didn't seem right. The beer tasted good, but had no head on the pour. I think I should have cooled the keg first and let some more absorb. Either way this will have to finish carbonating on the gas.On a side note the G-MLPA tastes fantastic. I think I really like that yeast (1007). Maybe I'm crazy, but the beer has more character and smoothness than the last few times I've made it. Its delicious. I have another batch of MLPA with 1272 and I'll have to save some to compare.Cheers,Rich

Quick question,did you hit the keg with some gas to pressurize it first? of did you just throw in some sugar and walk away for a couple weeks?Thanks!

[SchwanzBrewer]

Quick question,did you hit the keg with some gas to pressurize it first? of did you just throw in some sugar and walk away for a couple weeks?Thanks!

I hit it up with some pressure, around 12 lb. The small keg of hefeweizen didn't carbonate well. I don't know if I miss measured or not. It was also harder to put positive pressure on it because of my set up (its a 2.5gal sanke keg). I ended up hitting it up with 30 psi and force carbonating it on friday night. I have 1 more keg to check, which reminds me I need to put it in the fridge.Cheers,Rich