Beer Forum • View topic - Anybody out there ever carb in the keg with priming sugar?

Quin · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:52 am

The Rev wrote:

...but I've always thought the unsterilized priming sugar was just one more potential source of bacteria

Doesn't have to be unsterilized - bring a cup of water to a boil, stir in the sugar, and cover. Add it to the beer once it cools.

spiderwrangler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:41 am

The Rev wrote:

I've always thought the unsterilized priming sugar was just one more potential source of bacteria that could spoil my beer.

Boil it in a small amount of water... no spoilage concerns, and it will mix in better with the beer.

calpyro · **Posted:** Mon Jun 11, 2012 4:11 pm

I ether carb with sugar or by Krausening exclusivly. Both work good at metabolizing an O2 picked by dry-hopping or during transfer. Also, Krausening helps condition the beer quicker by reducing diacetyl and acetaldehyde in the keg.
I have found that my beer now stays "fresh" longer in the keg that when I force carbonated.

mtyquinn · **Joined:** Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:58 am **Posts:** 135

The sugar is always boiled and cooled before it goes in the keg. SQUEAKY CLEAN.

Anybody out there ever carb in the keg with priming sugar?

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