priming??

General brewing information, questions and discussion. Topics that do not seem to fit elsewhere.

Moderators: slothrob, 2row

Post Reply
FrankieBoy007
Light Lager
Light Lager
Posts: 21
Joined: Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:13 am
Location: Texas

priming??

Post by FrankieBoy007 »

I have a batch that needs to be bottled (been in the secondary going on 2 weeks), but I won't have a chance to make a run to the homebrew store this weekend..I was wondering if there were any alternatives for priming that I could use in place of corn sugar or dried malt extract.

I DO have some liquid extract that I could use, but how much (for a 5 gal batch)?? Thanks in advance!!
User avatar
wottaguy
Strong Ale
Strong Ale
Posts: 361
Joined: Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:00 am
Location: Florida
Contact:

RE: Priming

Post by wottaguy »

Hi FrankieBoy007,

I would not use any liquid extract at this point as the sugar content is unknown and you may be creating bottle bombs!

The beer can keep another week or 2 if needed until you have the time to get the corn sugar or the DME required. It's better to be safe than sorry and ruin a batch of beer!

Hope this helps!
Visit my blog @ http://www.wottashomebrewblog.blogspot.com

On Tap:
HL Pale Ale
HL Lite Lager
Bottled:
HL Simcoe Pale Ale
HL Wizeguy Weizenbock
HL Reveur Saison
HL Dry Stout
HL Kentucky Common
User avatar
slothrob
Moderator
Moderator
Posts: 1831
Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:36 pm
Location: Greater Boston

Priming with table sugar

Post by slothrob »

You can prime with simple table sugar.
Use 4.75 oz/5 gal cane sugar if you normally use 5 oz of corn sugar,
or 3.8 oz cane sugar if you prefer 4 oz of corn sugar.

Boil for 5-10 minutes in 2 cups of water and you'll never know the difference.
BTP v2.0.* Windows XP
FrankieBoy007
Light Lager
Light Lager
Posts: 21
Joined: Wed Apr 05, 2006 9:13 am
Location: Texas

Post by FrankieBoy007 »

Thanks, I'll give it a try...wouldn't be so bad if the HBS wasn't 60-70 miles away!!

I'll let you know how it turns out..... :mrgreen:
Post Reply