I am about to bottle some nice bitter (real ale) I have just brewed from a pure grain recipe recomended by the helpful brewers at beersmith, ( it smells absolutely fantastic by the way, so cheers Fred!) I don't want the beer to be too gassy, I want just enough secondary fermentation to preserve the beer for a month or two. I was going to add a 1/4 tsp of granulated cane sugar for each 26oz bottle, but it occured to me that instead I could dissolve some pure malt extract (available from my local health food store) and use that as a primer instead. Has anybody done this before? If so, what amount of the malt extract should I use for a five gallon (imperial) batch of beer?
Thanks everyone, Chuck.
Thanks everyone, Chuck.