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Carbonation




Source of Recipe


George McBarnes
Just a thought
Carbonation of cold liquid and sugar with yeast

Amount of Sugar Needed for Carbonation

A carbonation calculator might come in handy for this purpose. I found a useful calculator. The co2 calculator makes it possible to calculate the amount of sugar needed, to get the desired co2 pressure in the bottles. You can see a carbonation calculator here.

When you have determined the desired co2 pressure, you take the calculated amount of sugar and dissolve it in some boiling water in a bowl. Chill it to fermentation temperature and add it to the wort. Give the wort a gentle stir with a sanitized spoon. You must be careful not to make any debris leave the bottom of the fermenter - the less debris in our beer the better!

After the Carbonation

When the beer has been bottled, and the bottles have been capped, the actual carbonation process starts in the bottles. Place the bottles in a dark place at fermentation temperature, and the beers will be ready for drinking within a couple
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of weeks - depending on the beer type.

Some beers are drinkable after 2 weeks, but other needs 6 months or more. If you know that your beers will be stored for a long time, it is advisable to use less sugar, because the carbonation process continues after the first weeks. However the carbonation process is very, very slow after this amount of time. So if you know that your beers will be put away for a long time - stouts, strong ales, strong IPA's etc. - use slightly less sugar.

George McBarnes