Category: Beer

Here I write about beer brewing and especially the niche types such as sour beers.

  • How much priming sugar for 5 gallon stout?

    How much priming sugar for 5 gallon stout?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 5 gallons (18.9 liters) of your cider, beer or sparkling wine. So, how much priming sugar for 5 gallon stout? Stout beers are less carbonated than, for example lagers, and we have done these calculations with a 2 times…

  • How much priming sugar for 2 gallons of beer?

    How much priming sugar for 2 gallons of beer?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 2 gallons (7.6 liters) of your cider, beer or sparkling wine. So, how much priming sugar for 2 gallons of beer? For 2 gallons or 7.6 liters of brew, you will want to add 32 grams of sugar to…

  • How much cane sugar for priming 5 gallons?

    How much cane sugar for priming 5 gallons?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much cane sugar (sucrose) you need to carbonate 5 gallons (19 liters) of your cider, beer or sparkling wine. So, how much cane sugar for priming 5 gallons? For 5 gallons or 19 liters of brew, you will want to add 80 grams of cane sugar…

  • How much priming sugar for 5 gallons of beer?

    How much priming sugar for 5 gallons of beer?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 5 gallons (18.9 liters) of your cider, beer or sparkling wine. So, how much priming sugar for 5 gallons of beer? For 5 gallons or 18.9 liters of brew, you will want to add 80 grams of sugar to…

  • how much priming sugar for 4 gallons of beer?

    how much priming sugar for 4 gallons of beer?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 4 gallons (15.1 liters) of your beer? So, how much priming sugar for 4 gallons of beer? For 4 gallons or 15.1 liters of brew, you will want to add 64 grams of sugar to get a well-carbonated drink.…

  • How much priming sugar for 3 gallons of beer?

    How much priming sugar for 3 gallons of beer?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 3 gallons (11.4 liters) of your beer. So, how much priming sugar for 3 gallons of beer? If you prefer a weaker carbonation you will need to add 24 grams of priming sugar per 3 gallons (11.4 liters) to…

  • How Much Priming Sugar for 1 Liter Bottles? (Answered!)

    How Much Priming Sugar for 1 Liter Bottles? (Answered!)

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 0.26 gallons (1 liters) of your cider, beer or sparkling wine. So, how much priming sugar for 1 liter bottles? For 0.26 gallons or 1 liters of brew, you will want to add 4 grams of sugar to get…

  • How Much Priming Sugar for 1 Bottle?

    How Much Priming Sugar for 1 Bottle?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate one standard bottle containing 0.13 gallons or 0.5 liters of your cider, beer or sparkling wine. So, how much priming sugar for 1 bottle? If you are not using half-liter bottles, check out some of my other posts on…

  • How much priming sugar for 5 gallon keg?

    How much priming sugar for 5 gallon keg?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 5 gallons (18.9 liters) of your beer or cider. So, how much priming sugar for 5 gallon keg? For 5 gallons or 18.9 liters of brew, you will want to add 80 grams of sugar to get a well-carbonated…

  • How much priming sugar for 2.5 gallons of beer?

    How much priming sugar for 2.5 gallons of beer?

    As a home brewer, you may be wondering how much priming sugar you need to carbonate 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters) of your beer. So, how much priming sugar for 2.5 gallons of beer? For 2.5 gallons or 9.5 liters of brew, you will want to add 40 grams of sugar to get a well-carbonated beer.…