How much priming sugar for a lager?

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TheLastSuppa
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How much priming sugar for a lager?

Post by TheLastSuppa » Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:20 am

I usually use about 80g of dextrose to prime a five gallon brew of ale (2g/pint), but how much do you guys use for lagers?

nobby

Re: How much priming sugar for a lager?

Post by nobby » Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:36 pm

I use about that for Bitters but used 150 grams for my last Lager and its seems just about right

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Re: How much priming sugar for a lager?

Post by TheLastSuppa » Sun Jan 09, 2011 2:11 am

Nice 1 nobby! Thanks mate!

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Re: How much priming sugar for a lager?

Post by Homebrewtruth » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:26 am

It depends what temperature your brew is at at the time of bottling. The lower the temperature, the more CO2 is dissolved and suspended in the beer. Therefore, you will need to add less priming sugar than a brew at a higher temperature to achieve the correct carbonation level. The following link will help you calculate priming sugar:

http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipa ... 278593#tag

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