Commerical beer clone, carbonation level

[memainmon]

Making up a carlton draught clone kit, commercial beers i've noticed are always a bit bubblier, so does anyone know a guideline i could use for dex bottle priming for this one?

I generally use the old teaspoon for a stubbie, 2 a long neck rule and deal with a bit of inconsistency.Going of past beers and friends opinions (who are well ''experienced'' on session beers) home brew and craft beer are generally a bit less carbonated and i would have to up the carbonation a little to try to emulate carlton draught.

 

[Matplat]

The main concern here is that you are trying to clone Carlton draught...???
On my first brew I used the carbonation drops which give 8g/L that should probably give you what you are looking for.

 

[BrosysBrews]

Bulk prime is the only way to go! I wish I had of started doing it earlier as it is much better and can vary carb levels

 

[tugger]

The average co2 level for mega swill is 5.3g/L. I can't help convert that to sugar additions but it's a target.

 

[memainmon]

The average co2 level for mega swill is 5.3g/L. I can't help convert that to sugar additions but it's a target.

any idea how to calcualate that? thanks

 

[memainmon]

The main concern here is that you are trying to clone Carlton draught...???
On my first brew I used the carbonation drops which give 8g/L that should probably give you what you are looking for.

hahah its a session beer and im young, let me be. any idea on what that convert to per stubby when using sugar (dextrose)?

 

[superstock]

hahah its a session beer and im young, let me be. any idea on what that convert to per stubby when using sugar (dextrose)?

3gms in 375mls. 6gms in 750mls. 8gms per litre. sugar is a little bit fizzier than dex.

 

[Brooa]

Carlton Draught, I believe is around 4.8g/L - Draught is always lower co2 concentration.

 

[yankinoz]

The main concern here is that you are trying to clone Carlton draught...???
On my first brew I used the carbonation drops which give 8g/L that should probably give you what you are looking for.

Look on the positive side--at least he isn't cloning VB.

 

[Lowlyf]

Look on the positive side--at least he isn't cloning VB.

Don't know, both are absolute shocking beers imo

 

[TheWiggman]

Some figures all over the place there. My reference here calls for 2.5 vols CO2 for a light lager: 6.5g/l dextrose or 8.4 g/l of DME.

Let the man* clone whatever beer he wants, one man's pumpkin ale is another man's stout.

* Apologies if memainmon is not male