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I've got a sour that I'd like to bottle but don't want to potentially 'contaminate' another bucket and other gear via bulk priming.
It's sort of close to a lambic which will require quite a bit of carbonation (3 to 4 vols). I was thinking of just using carbonation drops.
I weighed a handful of carbonation drops and they average around 3g per drop. 3 drops would be 9 grams or 12 grams per L.
Using a bulk priming calculator 12g per L would be around 3.75 vols (1,000ml @ 25C @ 12g - assuming drops are dextrose or 3.9 vols for cane sugar), so it would appear that 3 drops is going to land me towards the top of the range.
Does this make sense? Have I left any variables out?
I'm going to use champagne bottles thatI believe can hold 7 vols, so there is still a little room if it gasses up over 4 vols.
It's sort of close to a lambic which will require quite a bit of carbonation (3 to 4 vols). I was thinking of just using carbonation drops.
I weighed a handful of carbonation drops and they average around 3g per drop. 3 drops would be 9 grams or 12 grams per L.
Using a bulk priming calculator 12g per L would be around 3.75 vols (1,000ml @ 25C @ 12g - assuming drops are dextrose or 3.9 vols for cane sugar), so it would appear that 3 drops is going to land me towards the top of the range.
Does this make sense? Have I left any variables out?
I'm going to use champagne bottles thatI believe can hold 7 vols, so there is still a little room if it gasses up over 4 vols.