Bottling help?

[greeny228]

i have just decided to bottle my beer for the first time and i was wondering whether i should

1. add sugar for conditioning to the fermenter and then syphon straight to bottles
or
2. transfer to pressrised barrel add sugar and then tap to bottles
or
3.add sugar for conditioning to the fermenter, transfer to pressurised barrel and then tap into bottles
or none of these, your help would be very much appreciated

[cozy]

I hope someone answers this as i was thinking of the same question,i was going to add the sugar to the barrel then tap it the the bottles.......

[Dill]

Add sugar (about 1 tsp per pint) to sanitised bottles and siphon straight from FV

[sparky Paul]

The ideal method is to add the sugar to a second vessel, then syphon the beer on top of it so that it gets a good chance to dissolve, then bottle from there. A fermenter or barrel with a tap is ideal as a secondary vessel.

Alternatively, you could add the sugar to each bottle individually using a small funnel and a teaspoon measure, and bottle direct from your fermenter. If you don't have a funnel, you can make a cone with paper and a bit of tape. 1 tsp per pint is okay for lagers, but I would try half a teaspoon per pint for ales.

[randomdave]

I put the sugar in a jug (clean ofc) add enough water for it to disolve and microwave it for a minute or 2 to kill any nasties. Cover and leave to cool, then pour it into the FV and leave for an hour to settle. Then bottle. Ive done this with the past 4 kits and had good results every time and its less hassle than secondry buckets, or trying to get sugar into a bottle directly.

[vacant]

I've spooned sugar individually into bottles (fiddly). I've also microwaved 85g sugar in 100ml water and added to a fresh bottling bucket so the trub doesn't get disturbed (extra work).

Currently I boil the solution, making it up to an easy volume in a measuring jug (e.g. 110ml if I reckon I've got 22 litres) then use a sanitised syringe* to add 5ml per litre.

* syringes can be found in inkjet refill kits or any childrens playground

[brysie]

why less sugar for ales than lager?

[bramswell]

i followed Jims techniqe and drew off 1 pint from the FV added the sugar and heated it up to disolve then put into second vesal and added the beer from the FV then bottleit, works for me.
i added the sugar to the bottles last time but you can get different levels of carbanation this way.

[randomdave]

why less sugar for ales than lager?

Because more sugar = more fizz. So its less sugar in ales cos lets be fair you dont want fizzy ale, who heard of such tom foolery

[mdex]

I always prime in a secondary FV or Barell to disolve the sugars evenly then user bottling stick connected to the barrel tap.