Ditch's Stout - to prime or not to prime?

[tartan wallet]

Evening all

My first ever Coopers Stout brew has been 6 days in the FV and my hydrometer is telling me it's time to siphon into my Young's 5 gallon pressure barrell! (By the way, I tasted the brew I'd taken out of the FV and decanted into a trial jar and boy oh boy it tastes GOOD!!!! - Forgive my enthusiasm, this is my first brew since the 1980's and that was undrinkable lager!)
Can I ask you guys - should I prime my barrell with sugar before I transfer or should I simply fire a few blasts of CO2 into it from time to time via the gas canister?
Any other tips - I'm planning on siphoning on Sunday?

thanks a lot

[Operator]

It's partly down to personal taste and partly down to what keg you use. Ditch (the stout master ) does not prime, I belive he uses bottom tap barrels so pressure is not as much of an issue. I use a king keg top tap and prime with 80g of glucose then top up the co2 when it stops dispensing. Tastes great to me. Hope this helps.

[tartan wallet]

Thanks for your really quick reply, operator, which is a great help.
My barrell has a bottom tap so I'm thinking I won't prime but throw a squirt of co2 into it if required

cheers

[Operator]

Good idea, then when you have finished the barrel in a week or two you can brew another batch and try it primed and see which you prefer. Either way you win!