ouldefauder
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How much corn sugar should you add to secondary before bottling for a batch size of 5 gallons and do you need to boil it in ? quantity of water before adding it?
JimPony said:I just bottled with 3.8oz corn sugar for a batch that is just shy of 4 gal and I have zero carbonation after 1 week. What gives?
Held bottle at around 67deg F. I do not have complete control of the temperature, is colder at night and warmer in day. Basement environment. Since then I have increased sugar and results are better.ihikeut said:I recently had a lager that was 8 weeks old before I bottle it. The only way I got it to carbonate was to raise the temp to 70 degrees for two weeks.
Yes from a bottling pail; and I boiled 155Grams of sugar in 2 cups of water. Left for 3 weeks at 68-70 Degrees. Just bottled two more batches and I do not think the capper was correctly set up first time. This time I had it much closer to the bottle and rotated it 180 deg for second strike. Caps look totally different. I should know in a month.alcaponejunior said:Add to secondary? Do you mean add to the bottling bucket/carboy before bottling? That's what I'm assuming.
I typically use between 4-5 ounces (weighed on a gram scale) for a five gallon batch (adjusted for actual final volume). I tend to think that 4 oz would be on the low side (mild to medium carbonation) and 5 oz more on the high side. I tend towards the high side because that's the way I like them (undercarbed beers annoy me).
I usually add about half a quart of water to the pan, then add the sugar, get it boiling, cover (while still boiling), then cool it covered and add it to the sanitized bottling carboy. Then I add the beer on top of the sugar, making sure to get a slight swirl during racking (ensures even mixing).