Bottling with blue gummy sharks

Only I'm allowed to goof on this technique.

 

How much does a gummy blue shark weigh? And what flavor are they supposed to be?

 

Shark flavored. Duh.
EDIT: I would mash with them, but use a lot of rice hulls.

 

Mr malty calculated 2.3 packets of blue gummy shark per gallon. That was after it told me "F@#k off you want to prime with what?!"

 

While most European/British brewers will tell you that it's more traditional to carb with Swedish Fish, a lot of people think they're just superstitiously clinging to hidebound traditions. At the end of the day, there are just a handful of really important factors in making good beer:

1. Ensure a full, vigorous boil.
2. Pitch a healthy, active, appropriately sized culture of yeast.
3. Maintain a controlled fermentation temperature.
4. Carbonate with some form of sugary, brightly-colored candy in the shape of an aquatic organism, ideally a fish (but in a pinch, a marine mammal will also work).

A lot of beginning brewers should focus on those 4 steps before trying to brew complicated, advanced recipes (imperial coffee chocolate vanilla cherry-aged stout or whatever). Walk before you run!