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Too much priming Sugar
Okay, how much danger am I in? I used a Mr Beer kit...and bottling added priming sugar. Unfortunately I got on the wrong line - having 500ML bottles, I added the priming sugar for 1 liter bottles. ...
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How can I prime bottled beer in accordance with the reinheitsgebot?
I so far brew beer using two different beer brewing kits. One required adding honey, the other sugar, for the bottling.
First of all - isn't this breaking the reinheitsgebot? As a German I feel ...
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Using different sugar for priming
My brew is ready for bottling, this time I doubled the recipe and fermented two Triple Brewferm can kits. I added three cans of Lyle's golden syrup (around 1362 grams), as it gives a better taste. The ...
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How to prime and bottle?
apologies for the somewhat newbie question (I can't hide it, this is my first batch and I'm hoping to get it right)!
I have started the Bulldog Evil Dog double IPA kit and although I am still some ...
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What sugar to use when transferring to bottle or barrel
Doing a homebrew for the first time, bought a kit to do it with; figured it be a good student method of saving money :).
Anyway, its currently in the fermenting bin, and when it comes to transferring ...
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Confectioners sugar for priming?
I have a batch of wheat beer on the go at the moment and I'm wondering which sugar to use as priming sugar? In my local shop the priming sugar they sell looks just like confectioners/powdered/icing ...
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How do I calculate how much sugar to add, for carbonation
I have a brew, that I will need to bottle soon.
But, how do I calculate, how much sugar to add, before bottling?
I'll be adding table-sugar, but I am very worried about exploding bottles.
Are there ...
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Boneheaded Noob Move - Not enough priming sugar
I bottled and capped my second batch of beer in 12 oz glass bottles and realized afterward I'd added far too little priming sugar. Recipe called for 3/4 teaspoon per bottle, and I only used heaping 1/...
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