work this out!

[midge]

hi people!at the moment i am brewing a geordie lager kit.by the end of the week the primary fermentation should be completed.for secondry fermentation and conditioning i will be racking the lager into two litre coke bottles.the thing i need to know is how much sugar will i need to put in each bottle.thanks in advance!

[boingy]

Reckon on about 1 level teaspoon per litre, so 2 teaspoons per bottle. if you like it very, very fizzy you could add an extra teaspoon per bottle. Store the bottles at room temperature for a few weeks to let the yeast turn the sugar into fizz.

[midge]

thanks boingy! . also, when i add the sugar do i put the tops on then shake the bottle or not?

[Scotty]

thanks boingy! . also, when i add the sugar do i put the tops on then shake the bottle or not?

you can do if you wish. Normally when bottling, the flow of beer into the bottle mixes nicely with the sugar anyway.

HTH