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Brewing Discussions => All Grain Brewing => Topic started by: Beerbuddha on November 10, 2013, 05:28:42 PM

Title: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Beerbuddha on November 10, 2013, 05:28:42 PM
I like my beers with plenty of bubbles so question is what is the highest level at which you can prime a 5 gallon batch without having to worry about bottles exploding ?  :)
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Eoin on November 10, 2013, 05:30:16 PM
Look at weizen carbing levels.

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Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Metattron on November 10, 2013, 05:37:48 PM
Check out some of the priming calculators online, this one for example:

http://bigbrewing.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/primecalc.html
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Beerbuddha on November 10, 2013, 06:00:23 PM
cheers will have good look at them. 6 oz in last batch and fridge stacked high kinda thinking last thing i need is bottle ready to blow at head height level in fermenting fridge. Cheers for replies
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: RichC on November 10, 2013, 10:17:52 PM
Depends on your bottles. Ive carbed a hefe using 240g in 24 litres to achieve somewhere between 3 and 3.5 vols CO2.
See thread http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/hefeweizen-co2-volume-argument-224163/index7.html my first post is no 62. I carb my hefes to about 3 vols now and I like them like that
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: LordEoin on November 10, 2013, 11:14:05 PM
when i want 'fizzy' i go for 8 grams of dextrose per liter
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: LordEoin on November 10, 2013, 11:26:10 PM
8g/l is the rate recommended for carb drops
I find it too fizzy for most beers, but I'v rarely have any gushers.
6 grams per liter would be my favourite rate for most ales, but then again i do like a bit of carbonation.
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Dunkel on November 11, 2013, 11:35:35 AM
Yep, I generally use 5 or 6 grams sugar per litre for ales. I'm just about to bottle some stout; is 4 grams/litre too low?
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: UpsidedownA (Andrew) on November 11, 2013, 11:49:39 AM
You guys must all love fizzy beer! I've just primed a stout with 1g/l table sugar.
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: RichC on November 11, 2013, 12:30:06 PM

Quote from: UpsidedownA (Andrew) on November 11, 2013, 11:49:39 AM
You guys must all love fizzy beer! I've just primed a stout with 1g/l table sugar.
Wow that's low, I'd usually target a stout at or below 2vols CO2, using as little as 85g sugar in 20litres
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Eoin on November 11, 2013, 12:38:16 PM
I'd be at about 85-100g for most styles I like.

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Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Beerbuddha on November 11, 2013, 12:51:41 PM
I find the beer also looks better with lots c02 ans gives a good head
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: LordEoin on November 11, 2013, 12:56:48 PM
Well, if you like head.... [insert random dirty joke here] or add some carapils or crystal
Title: Re: Safe amount of priming sugar
Post by: Beerbuddha on November 11, 2013, 03:14:09 PM
I expected that reply lol....great minds.  :P