Bottling the last 2 gallons
  • ThymThym
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    This discussion was created from comments split from: Mash tun size.
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  • BenvarineBenvarine
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    This has been a great thread for me. Maybe room for another thread.

    If you have say a 12 g batch, keg two, then bottle remaining, how do you carb all of those? Add sugar to all and naturally carb in their containers, force carb some and bottle carb others? But how do you determine sugar for the last two gallons? I have wanted to do the same with some future 10 g batches, keg and force half, bottle and store the other half. Easy for me with even 5 g increments, but what if you want to bottle condition only a few bombers from a 5g batch, how do you do that?
  • LothosLothos
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    figure 1/8 th tsp per bomber
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  • BenvarineBenvarine
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    Lothos said:

    figure 1/8 th tsp per bomber


    Do you add to each bomber, then fill? Sounds easy, I like it.
  • LothosLothos
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    yes
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  • FuzzyFuzzy
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    Benvarine said:

    Lothos said:

    figure 1/8 th tsp per bomber


    Do you add to each bomber, then fill? Sounds easy, I like it.


    that's what i do when i only have a couple. if i have two or three gallons to bottle, i bulk prime like a 5 gallon batch but reduce the sugar to match the volume(s).
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  • frydogbrewsfrydogbrews
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    i just use coopers carb tabs for this kind of thing. two of them for a bomber, or one for a twelve once. works everytime and much easier than measuring out all that crap.
    better consistency too.
  • LothosLothos
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    cool much easier
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  • BenvarineBenvarine
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    Yea, never thought about those, I have seen them but couldn't figure out why to use them, it is all clear now. You are so smart Fry, no matter what everyone says about you.
  • frydogbrewsfrydogbrews
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    they are good for a long time too. i have been using the same bag for almost a year. its just sugar candy, so as long as it doesn't get wet, no problemo

    don't try to eat it like candy though.....not good that way
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