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Hey all, I am interested in bulk priming my latest batch with honey, how much do you guys reckon to chuck in to get good carbonation in 21L?

I bulk primed with honey for a honey wheat a while back. I worked it on the honey being 80% fermentable sugars (it may be actually higher, but i wanted to be on the safe side).

For a wheat beer id usually prime with 180g of table sugar... so that works out to be 225g of honey. I measured out 250g in my scales, and then scraped that into a saucepan to bring to the boil to sanitise it etc. I figured the extra 25g would compensate for what I lost transferring from scales->saucepan->fermenter.

Carbonation was spot on, and beer tastes great!!

Cheers

Honey has no problem as far as I'm aware.

BUT, the amount of sugar, or ANY fermentable used for priming is so small compared to the overall brew, that there is NO difference in the beers drunk.

I have bulk primed with Sucrose(plain white sugar), brown sugar, and mostly dextrose, and have never known any difference in flavour.

Just my opinion.

Tis possible I believe, check these links they will tell you all you need to know about priming for different sugars / temps / styles...

http://oz.craftbrewer.org/Library/Metho ... uide.shtml
http://oz.craftbrewer.org/Library/Metho ... uide.shtml

Hope this helps

Cheers

Subrew

scblack wrote:I have bulk primed with Sucrose(plain white sugar), brown sugar, and mostly dextrose, and have never known any difference in flavour

I agree, I've bulk primed with different sugars and don't really think it makes much of a difference

You sure scblack?

The only sucrose my father-in-law puts in his brews is cooper's carb drops and I can taste it.

NickMoore wrote:You sure scblack?

The only sucrose my father-in-law puts in his brews is cooper's carb drops and I can taste it.

I reckon so, I don't find any real taste difference. 180gm in 23litres or so, surely does not make much difference.

I have only twice used carb drops, and both ended up undercarbonated - I didn't like them. Plus the fact half of them did not fit in bottle necks without slamming it through.

Hey, if you reckon you can taste it, good for you - I don't reckon I can.

Hey thanks those links are great Subrew..

I cant generally taste a difference between priming sugars, but honey has an added aroma to it that brings out the honey flavour in the beer more.