How much priming sugar?

[dean_wales]

I know where I am with priming for beer but Ive now got a ginger beer (no malt) going thats ready to bottle.

This wants to be actually fizzy. Not just a slight hiss.

How much sugar per litre/gallon do I want to be using to achieve this???

Bottles will be standard clear glass beer bottles with crown caps.

Dean.

[DrewBrews]

(short answer 12-16g of table sugar per liter)

If you're priming with ordinary table sugar (sucrose) then 4g per liter gives you 1 volume of CO2 (i.e. 1 liter of gas at atmospheric pressure).

Assuming you are talking about a fermented (alcoholic) ginger beer you probably already have approximately 1 volume of CO2 dissolved and I'd say you are probably aiming for about 4-5 volumes for a really fizzy beer.

Given that you already have one volume dissolved you need an additional 3-4 volumes which is 12-16g per liter.

If you are priming with dextrose (brewing sugar, glucose) then you need about an extra 15% (13.8-18.4g)

[dean_wales]

You sir, are a star!

+ Kudos!

Dean.