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Date: 27 Oct 2006 15:41:11
From: Eric Scantlebury
Subject: Kegging and Bottling - Priming sugar question
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Hello all,
Ok, so I got my CO2 tank filled today and I plan on bottling and kegging my
5 gallons of IPA. I have a couple of questions.
First, I plan on filling my 3 gallon Corny keg and bottling the remaining
two gallons of beer. My original plan was to go ahead and add the priming
sugar that came with the kit to the full five gallons of beer then move 3
gallons into the keg and bottle the rest. In this case the bottles will
carbonate to the right level.
But what about the keg? The three gallons of beer in the keg will have
priming sugar and I plan on hooking it up to the CO2 tank. Will this
overcarbonate the beer if I put the regulator at 14lbs for 40 degrees?
Also, based on this http://www.vinoka.com/carbonatingtips.pdf what is the
proper "volumes" that I want for this style of beer? And in general is
there a list of preferred "volumes" per style on the internet somewhere?
Thanks,
Eric
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Date: 27 Oct 2006 17:31:10
From: Mike
Subject: Re: Kegging and Bottling - Priming sugar question
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Eric Scantlebury wrote:
> "John 'Shaggy' Kolesar" <spam@shagg.net> wrote in message
> news:slrnek4q0v.ak2.spam@weizen.shagg.net...
>
> Ok, thanks.
>
> Now if I go ahead and fill the Corny and then add the rest to my bottling
> bucket, use the 2/5 of the sugar do I also use less water to boil the sugar
> into solution? I know, stupid questions, but I want the beer to carbonate.
> :)
>
> Eventually I think I might have to get one of those beer gun thingies.
I use about 10-12 ounces of water to dissolve the bottling sugar in no
matter the the amount of beer I am bottling.
Mike K
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Date: 27 Oct 2006 20:07:52
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Kegging and Bottling - Priming sugar question
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On Fri, 27 2006 15:41:11 -0400, <test@test.com > wrote:
> First, I plan on filling my 3 gallon Corny keg and bottling the remaining
> two gallons of beer. My original plan was to go ahead and add the priming
> sugar that came with the kit to the full five gallons of beer then move 3
> gallons into the keg and bottle the rest. In this case the bottles will
> carbonate to the right level.
You can either do it that way or else keg the first 3 gallons and then
add 2/5 of the priming sugar to the remaining 2 gallons (assuming you've
got 5 gallons total), and then bottle that part.
> But what about the keg? The three gallons of beer in the keg will have
> priming sugar and I plan on hooking it up to the CO2 tank. Will this
> overcarbonate the beer if I put the regulator at 14lbs for 40 degrees?
You don't want to both prime and force carbonate. Do one or the other. If
you prime the whole batch and then keg, then you only need to put enough
CO2 pressure into the keg in order to seal the lid. IE, hit the keg with
something like 10PSI after you close it up and then turn off the gas. The
priming sugar will carbonate the keg over the next week or two (similar to
the bottles).
If you want to use 14PSI at 40F to carbonate the keg, then don't use any
priming sugar in the kegged portion of the beer.
> Also, based on this http://www.vinoka.com/carbonatingtips.pdf what is the
> proper "volumes" that I want for this style of beer? And in general is
> there a list of preferred "volumes" per style on the internet somewhere?
A lot of this is personal preference. I've seen recommended carbonation
level charts before (don't have any links handy), but you can really do
anything you want to with regards to the carbonation.
John.
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Date: 27 Oct 2006 17:34:55
From: Eric Scantlebury
Subject: Re: Kegging and Bottling - Priming sugar question
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"John 'Shaggy' Kolesar" <spam@shagg.net > wrote in message
news:slrnek4q0v.ak2.spam@weizen.shagg.net...
Ok, thanks.
Now if I go ahead and fill the Corny and then add the rest to my bottling
bucket, use the 2/5 of the sugar do I also use less water to boil the sugar
into solution? I know, stupid questions, but I want the beer to carbonate.
:)
Eventually I think I might have to get one of those beer gun thingies.
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Date: 30 Oct 2006 19:53:50
From: John 'Shaggy' Kolesar
Subject: Re: Kegging and Bottling - Priming sugar question
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On Fri, 27 2006 17:34:55 -0400, <test@test.com > wrote:
> Now if I go ahead and fill the Corny and then add the rest to my bottling
> bucket, use the 2/5 of the sugar do I also use less water to boil the sugar
> into solution? I know, stupid questions, but I want the beer to carbonate.
>:)
You can, but I don't think it really makes much difference.
John.
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Date: 28 Oct 2006 08:05:07
From: Lee
Subject: Re: Kegging and Bottling - Priming sugar question
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One of my main motivations in setting up for kegging so early in my
brewing was so I could have bottled beer without "that crud in the
bottom."
I quit using the priming sugar, and did all the carbonating in the keg.
Whatever doesn't get drunk up gets bottled from the keg using a beer gun.
Lee
Eric Scantlebury wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Ok, so I got my CO2 tank filled today and I plan on bottling and kegging my
> 5 gallons of IPA. I have a couple of questions.
>
> First, I plan on filling my 3 gallon Corny keg and bottling the remaining
> two gallons of beer. My original plan was to go ahead and add the priming
> sugar that came with the kit to the full five gallons of beer then move 3
> gallons into the keg and bottle the rest. In this case the bottles will
> carbonate to the right level.
>
> But what about the keg? The three gallons of beer in the keg will have
> priming sugar and I plan on hooking it up to the CO2 tank. Will this
> overcarbonate the beer if I put the regulator at 14lbs for 40 degrees?
> Also, based on this http://www.vinoka.com/carbonatingtips.pdf what is the
> proper "volumes" that I want for this style of beer? And in general is
> there a list of preferred "volumes" per style on the internet somewhere?
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
>
>
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