Pseudo Bulk Priming - Using A Syringe

[rendo]

Thanks Manticle, that makes perfect sense. If you rack to a 2ndary, then yes I would certainly give priming the 2ndary a go, for sure.

Since i rarely rack to a secondary I am still nervous about priming the primary.

So...maybe next brew i will rack to a secondary, doing another lager, want to have a long lagering, so i should really rack it to a 2ndary anyway.

Thanks Manticle, as always.

PS....did u see the banana bread recipe I posted for you....or is it not your type of thing? maybe the missus bakes? give it a go if u like banana bread

http://www.aussiehomebrewer.com/forum//ind...st&p=626171

Rendo

I do rack to a secondary vessel earlier in fermentation which is why I don't see the need to do it again for priming. The beer is then fined and cold conditioned so there is very little sediment left in the fermenter by the time I am priming. Priming syrup is added in and just given a very gentle stir because diffusion is going to allow the syrup equilibrate (hence the 30 mins). Couple all that will decanting the bottle into a jug and you get clear, sediment free beer.

 

[manticle]

You should post pictures of your next one in the bread porn thead.

I'm not a big fan of banana bread or banana cake but it could be a good thing to bake for variety to take over to a friend's place or when having guests. Might give it a whirl.

I tend to do most of the cooking (which doesn't involve a lot of baking due to a ****** oven that doesn't close properly thanks to a tightarse landlord). Fortunately in exchange for doing most of the cooking and shopping (which I don't mind doing) the lady does most of the cleaning (which I hate) and puts up with brewing apparatus in almost every part of the house.

 

[rendo]

sounds pretty similar to my household re: cooking, cleaning etc....except I have a kick arse oven (no landlord...or more so I am my own landlord and I pay "rent" to the banks for lending me their money...) ....its a beast....my previous place had an oven that sounds similar to yours...i still made some good stuff in it.

I still get excited just looking at this thing....how is this for oven/stove p0rn!!!



PS...Will post a photo in the bread p0rn thread, didnt realise there was one

rendo

You should post pictures of your next one in the bread porn thead.

I'm not a big fan of banana bread or banana cake but it could be a good thing to bake for variety to take over to a friend's place or when having guests. Might give it wa whirl.

I tend to do most of the cooking (which doesn't involve a lot of baking due to a ****** oven that doesn't close properly thanks to a tightarse landlord). Fortunately in exchange for doing most of the cooking and shopping (which I don't mind doing) the lady does most of the cleaning (which I hate) and puts up with brewing apparatus in almost every part of the house.

 

[rendo]

Well, its been more than a few weeks, but this method works a treat. The bottles carbed up brilliantly. Better than ever, probably a bit too over carbed, implying I simply used too much dextrose (200g) for a 23L brew. :blink:

Anyway, I have used it several times now, just bottled another brew today, Saaz Lager with a cascade twist, similar to LCBA, used this pseudo bulk priming method (180g dex) and it is EASY as. This is now my #1 method of priming, generally speaking. This works for me, so I'll stick with it. Thanks again Goatherder!!! GENIUS!!

Total control over carb levels, very easy to accomodate different sized bottles, easy to prepare and do, not much to wash up....I love it!

Rendo
(if I did rack to a secondary then CC etc etc, then I would prob just bulk prime in that, but i RARELY rack to a secondary, so the above method for me is EXCELLENT [for me])

NickJD......no matter how many priming methods I try, each with their own +ve/-ves, i keep coming back to exactly what you just said. I think its hard to go past sugar, funnel, beer....its quick, easy, done

Although the syringe method is a close second and i think may over take the sugar/funnel as i have more control over sugar concentration and it really is piss easy...almost as easy as the sugar, MAYBE easier once you get the hang of it. The proof will be in the pudding, so will let you all know in a few weeks.

Not rubbishing bulk priming...hell I even like carb drops. I think they are inarguably the EASIEST...not the cheapest, but deadset its hard to fcuk up with them and its super quick (aslong as u have 375/750ml)

ALso, with the syringe method it is deadset easy to adjust for different bottle sizes. I make the solution so that 5ml is the right dose for a 375ml bottle. So this means 10ml is right for a 750ml bottle. If you have other sized bottles it is REALLY easy to draw up a table in excel that tells u what the right dose is for each size....eg "5/375 = dose per ml of beer" then times this figure by the amount of mls in the bottle and whammo. Suck it up princess and spit it out!

Rendo

 

[Nodrog]

I've been using this method for a while - although I hadn't read about it.

Sugar+teaspoon+funnel was working ish, but was getting too much foam, and after a few bottles the inevitable dampness from the bottles was getting in the funnel and the sugar was clogging up. As above, a drenching gun has to be the way to go!

 

[Steve@PMF82]

hmmm i think i will try this method when i bottle tonight or tomorrow

I let my primary sit for 2 weeks , i have racked and bulk primed in past and i think i would rather this method as i only brew
very small batches.

So i do not mind bottling from primary fermenter, just that all my bottles are 330ml, have been stuffing around trying
to see if i can get a accurate / consistent measure of dry dex into a bottle, checking weight, but its nearly impossible to
get the same amount each time, this solution is so obvious now...cheers for the spreadsheet Goat

 

[MarkBastard]

Could you make it so that for example 1ml of solution does 100ml of Beer?

That way if you had a 10ml syringe you could fill it up to 7.5ml for tallies, just under 4ml for stubbies etc and thus have the ability to easily fill any size bottle fairly accurately.

(the figures I used above are for illustrative purposes only)