1.5 Ltr Bottles

[Curly79]

Hi all. I've recently bought some 1.5 Ltr bottles and was wondering if anyone had any tips/ experience with them. I'll be using them to bottle pale ale or something similar. Any tips or just double the dex when bottling? Cheers.


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[gsouth82]

4x the amount used for stubbies or 2x the amount used for tallies should do the trick. Or alternatively you could bulk prime.

 

[sp0rk]

Personally I use 4 carb drops, seems to be a good level of carbonation

 

[Curly79]

Cheers. Will do. What's the diff between dex and carb drops?


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[Grott]

Personally I use 4 carb drops, seems to be a good level of carbonation

That's it, easy as pie. I've done the 2.25 Darwin stubbie with 6 drops, works a treat.
Cheers

 

[ianh]

Carb drops to me are a waste of money, dextrose is better as you can weigh out exact amounts.

I use 1.5 litre PET bottles and use 7 grams of dex per bottle or if bulk priming use 120 grams dex for 23 litres for pale ales.

 

[Lord Raja Goomba I]

I've bulk primed with a mix of 1.5L (the old woolies softdrink bottles) and other sizes.

I've used two priming spoons worth in them and primed individually - both work.

 

[sp0rk]

Carb drops to me are a waste of money, dextrose is better as you can weigh out exact amounts.

I use 1.5 litre PET bottles and use 7 grams of dex per bottle or if bulk priming use 120 grams dex for 23 litres for pale ales.

The extra cost is worth the convenience for me