coreys6 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 how are we guys fairly new to the home brew scene upto batch 8 (wish i found out earlier [annoyed] ) names corey and am thinken about putting on the dark ale can, was just wondering what is the best sugers to use i just bottled a real ale with 1kg of brewing suger and had a taste test on the day and it was awsome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Hi Corey - What do you mean? Sugars for bottle priming or as primary fermentables? If primary fermentables are what you mean I would say to avoid simple sugars and try and use more malt with maybe a small percentage of dextrose (up to around 250g for most recipes) if you want to up the alcohol a touch. If you are talking about bottling sugar, I personally prefer basic whuite sugar if priming the bottles individually or dextrose if bulk priming. 1 CSR sugar cube per 740ml gives a good level of carbonation too....much better than a carb drop. But something to remember is that sugar cubes only fit into PET bottles not glass ones. [pinched] Just re-read your post and saw you were talking about a dark ale...I don't make many dark ales but 1kg of LDM wouldn't go astray....or even better also grab a can of Pale Ale and some hops and make a SMOTY ALe. I don't make many dark beers so haven't really got any special recipes to suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreys6 Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 ye i was meaning the primery fermentables im just trying everything once ive come to like the be2 from what i read that is a mixture of dex, ldm and maltodextrin, and have been thinken to change to a white suger for bottling im using the carb drops at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I used 1.3Kg of liquid dark malt...but I haven't tested or bottled yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coreys6 Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 ye i ended up using be2 with the dark ale but also chucked down a draught can with a lemon and lime squeezed and boiled in 2L of water for bout 10-15 min with 1kg of white suger just as a lil cheap experiment so far so good both smellen nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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