sugar for priming a cornie

[lee1]

hi all how much sugar does it take for priming a cornie for asecondry fermentation thanks lee

[Geezah]

How would you intend to seal the corny after you add your priming sugar?

[lee1]

a small shot of co2 geezah or am i as well just force carbonating the thing is i have a brew at 1016 thought with secondry fermenting it would do its work in the cornie or should i leave in fv cheers

[Spud395]

I often prime cornies, have even done it without co2 (when I 1st bought them it took a while to get all the bits together)

I find it works well for me as long as you dont disturb them to much once you tap them.

[far9410]

Hi I find that priming a cornie adds something that force carbonating alone cant, but the downside is that you get a layer of sediment that the pick up pipe will collect until well into the keg.if you have more patience than me then leaving longer will improve this.

[lee1]

cheers far i am impationt i want to slurp it as soon as it gets into a keg i dont mind a cloudy drop

[Wolfy]

Hi I find that priming a cornie adds something that force carbonating alone cant, but the downside is that you get a layer of sediment that the pick up pipe will collect until well into the keg.if you have more patience than me then leaving longer will improve this.

Can you explain or define what it adds, and have you conducted blind tasting tests, or is what it adds something symbolic?

[far9410]

far9410 wrote:
Hi I find that priming a cornie adds something that force carbonating alone cant, but the downside is that you get a layer of sediment that the pick up pipe will collect until well into the keg.if you have more patience than me then leaving longer will improve this.

Can you explain or define what it adds, and have you conducted blind tasting tests, or is what it adds something symbolic?


Yeah I think it adds lasting fizz, not sure what the technical term is, force carbonating alone give a nice head etc but does not last, unless of course I'm doing something wrong ( wouldn't be the first time)!

[far9410]

Sorry, the above isn't quite as intended , balanced on bar with iPhone

[Spud395]

I dont get a lot of yeast pick up.
Using US-05 which isnt the most compact yeast (by a long shot) I get a hole the size of a 20c coin in the sediment at the bottom of the keg.

I'll tell you what it adds for me, less CO2 used, more cash in the pocket.
This may not be an issue for most, but for those that it is, it means a lot!

[far9410]

I dont get a lot of yeast pick up.
Using US-05 which isnt the most compact yeast (by a long shot) I get a hole the size of a 20c coin in the sediment at the bottom of the keg.

I'll tell you what it adds for me, less CO2 used, more cash in the pocket.
This may not be an issue for most, but for those that it is, it means a lot!

I don't pay for co2 so that's not an issue to me. I think it's less hassle to rack the beer clear then keg/carb it

[Spud395]

Either works, I dont see how racking beer onto a priming solution is hassle.

Your method is better if you move the keg a lot once you tap it, mine is better if you pay for CO2 and are on a tight budget.