Priming 250ml Bottles

[BrewersApprentice]

Hey all,
Ive recently got some 250ml Cruiser bottles for the Missus and my priming spoon has for a 330ml spoon should i just cut a little bit back (i use table sugar) in the spoon or does anyone know specific amounts?

[melykabeer]

A bit less than what you would use to prime a 330ml bottle haha.. I have used these bottles before and probably not the best way to do it but I just fill the scoop a little less and just guess. Worst case is you give it a full 330ml dose which will just make it a little more fizzy not enough to make a bottle bomb.

[emnpaul]

Depends how fizzy you want the brew to be. I find regular priming measures a bit over the top. particularly when the beer is given some time to age. For me a heaped quarter teaspoon, using one of those measuring spoons from wifey's baking drawer is about right in 250ml, but if I'm in a hurry and can't find the damn thing then a half teaspoon with a bit tipped out comes pretty close to where I want it.

Looking at it another way, if i remember rightly priming rates for home brew are usually given at 8g white sugar per litre. A teaspoon or priming measure holds very close to six grams, so a half teaspoon holds close to 3g and a quarter teaspoon holds about 1.5g. So, if 250ml is a quarter of a litre, at a priming rate of 8g/L you'll want 2g for 250ml at standard priming rate, which is slightly more than a quarter of a teaspoon.

You might find this tread interesting also. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9784&p=105721&hilit=priming+scoop#p105721

A fun experiment is to prime a few bottles slighgtly more and a few slightly less and mark them as you go, then see which you prefer when it comes time to drink them. Anyway, have a play around and see what does it for you.