^^^Hmmmm, crab drops eh?
Pro's:
- easy
- no mess
- easy
- reasonably consistent 'measure' should = consistent carbonation
- easy
Con's
- more expensive
- can't vary carbonation depending on beer type and preference
- slightly slower to carb up and hence mature due to reduced surface area compared with granulated sugar
Main advantage is ease of use, main disadvantage is cost compared to sugar. Next time you're at a cafe, steal all the little sugar sticks on the table and just use them - consistent measure and easy to tip down the neck of a bottle. I have a box of 2000 on their way home to me tonight...
I use a very technical piece of equipment called a "funnel". By inserting it into the top of the bottle I can pour in teaspoons of sugar without the inherent complications usually associated with highly complex tasks like getting some sugar into a bottle.
And where might one source some such mysterious tool you call a 'funnel' ? It sounds complicated, but captivating nonetheless. Off to Google i shall go.
Cmon all you lazy bums, just bulk prime ! It's what all the cool kids are doing this season, apparantly.
For those newer brewers..... Honestly, its really easy, all it takes is another fermenter and a flexible tube, and some dextrose or even sugar. You can then use whatever sized bottles you want, you can ensure an even distribution of priming through the whole batch, and probably most importantly you can control the amount of carbonation that suits the style of beer you're brewing by adjusting the measure once, and once only.
Prime, then bottle straight away. You dont want the yeast to start eating your sugars. Well you do, but you want this to happen in the bottle, the trapped gasses produced by this feasting is what give you carbonation.
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