Priming Chimaybe ???

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Priming Chimaybe ???

Post by pokerswazi » Sat Nov 28, 2009 11:24 am

I need to bottle My chimaybe today and just want to be sure about priming this beer. I read in the original recipe thread that the recommended amount was half a teaspoon per 250ml bottle but this seems like to much. I have used this amount in 500ml bottles of stout before and it came out a bit to fizzy. I know the belgian needs a little extra fizz but I have no idea how much would be good. I was tempted to bottle with no priming sugar at all but don't want to end up with flat beer. Mine also fermented out from 1080 to 1012, a lot lower than the original posters 1020...
I'm confused...
I have to do it today, am leaning towards 40g cane sugar in 20l batch, that's about half a teaspoon per bottle... 8-[

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Re: Priming Chimaybe ???

Post by 6470zzy » Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:03 pm

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Re: Priming Chimaybe ???

Post by pokerswazi » Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:17 pm

Hmmm, Thanks for that. The calculator is telling me to use 116g. This would be by far the most sugar I've ever used to prime a beer before. Not to sure about it... :shock: I'm gonna experiment with some of my other recipes in the calculator and make a judgment based on that...

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Re: Priming Chimaybe ???

Post by pokerswazi » Sat Nov 28, 2009 1:20 pm

Ok, I think I've figured it out. Calculator is very useful, thanks for that... :oops:

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