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Carbonation Drops

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13-07-2012 12:19pm

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sixshot87

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Hi guys,
I've put on a brew and realised I do not have enough carbonation drops for the whole brew. There are no home brew shops in my area so without having to go online to buy more, is there any other type of sugar or substitute I could use?
Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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#2 13-07-2012 12:48pm
Khannie

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You can just use regular sugar. Have you heard of batch priming? Saves a lot of hassle. There's a decent explanation of it here.

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#3 13-07-2012 12:49pm
sharingan

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Just use plain table sugar. 1 flat teaspoon per 500ml bottle.

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#4 13-07-2012 6:08pm
sixshot87

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Thanks guys, saves me a lot of hassle

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#5 13-07-2012 9:28pm
Blackjack

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I don't think you can use normal sugar.

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#6 13-07-2012 11:02pm
Ratsathome

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Blackjack wrote: »

I don't think you can use normal sugar.

You can use any "fermentable"sugar.Use a carbonation calculator.You can select what type of sugar you want to use.

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#7 14-07-2012 7:44pm
leggit

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Khannie wrote: »

You can just use regular sugar. Have you heard of batch priming? Saves a lot of hassle. There's a decent explanation of it here.

Agree with this, batch priming is definitely the way to go, most convenient method by far

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