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Offline CB-Illinois

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About to keg a 5 gallon bock, how much corn sugar should I add?
« on: April 28, 2012, 05:02:33 pm »
Hi all, forgot my recipe and need some quick help.  How much corn sugar should I add to prime condition the bock?
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Offline pyrite

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Re: About to keg a 5 gallon bock, how much corn sugar should I add?
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2012, 05:30:20 pm »
If you are not force carbonating with CO2 then you can add 4oz of corn sugar for 5 gallons of beer.
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Offline nateo

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Re: About to keg a 5 gallon bock, how much corn sugar should I add?
« Reply #2 on: April 29, 2012, 07:28:35 am »
This is what I use:
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html

It seems pretty accurate, although I don't have a way to measure the CO2 volumes.
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