prime beer bottles or not?

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Old-Chads-Orchard

Joined: 07 Dec 2005
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Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 18 6:33 pm Post subject: prime beer bottles or not?
Beer is down to 1.003, however was loaded with sugar syrup to get the original gravity up (1.073), needs bottling now and is still slightly sweet to taste. Is 1.003 enough sugar for a secondary ferment in the bottle or will it need priming? Thanks

Rusticwood

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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 18 7:25 pm Post subject:
I've never gone that technical ( just put in bucket till fermantation finishes then bottle ) . I just add half a teespoon of sugar to a bottle when bottling up.

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 18 7:28 pm Post subject:
half tsp for a small bottle, about 2 oz for 5 gals etc etc

Old-Chads-Orchard

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Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Mon Dec 17, 18 9:24 pm Post subject:
may leave it a couple more days and prime the bottles

Old-Chads-Orchard

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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 18 9:25 pm Post subject:
I have invented the tripple chocolate stout

dpack

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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 18 10:26 pm Post subject:
mweep let us know how it turns out when matured.

Old-Chads-Orchard

Joined: 07 Dec 2005
Posts: 394
Location: Malpas, Cheshire

Posted: Mon Dec 24, 18 8:03 pm Post subject:
got impatient, just tried one, not enough co2 yet, but it fizzed when opening and it tastes good, expect it will only improve, almost barley wine, quite sweet for a stout and 9.4%

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