Fermentation process

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Boltonbrew
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Fermentation process

Post by Boltonbrew » Mon Jun 22, 2020 10:49 pm

Hi there, I have got 23 litres of lager on the go, I've added 1 kilo of brewing sugar and topped it up with water.

Once the fermentation process is complete and the brew is decanted into a clean barrel for bottling, I was told to add sugar to each bottle.

Question,
Can I add this sugar to the brew rather than each bottle ?

If so does it get decanted into my bottles straight away or do I leave it before bottling & if so how long.

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Re: Fermentation process

Post by JamesF » Tue Jun 23, 2020 12:25 am

Personally I think it's easier to add the total amount of sugar to the barrel you're bottling from, syphon in the beer, give it a gentle stir and bottle immediately.

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Re: Fermentation process

Post by Jocky » Tue Jun 23, 2020 8:27 am

If you're moving to a barrel for bottling then I'd add the sugar there. If you make a syrup out of the sugar by boiling it with some water for a few minutes you can add that to the barrel first and it'll be nice and mixed by the time the beer is siphoned on top.
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Re: Fermentation process

Post by Boltonbrew » Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:03 pm

Cheers for the replies, very helpful.

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