Alternative priming sugar technique...

Interesting. It works, but requires extra equipment.

Alternatively, I have measured 1/2 teaspoon by volume with a tiny measuring spoon and done basically the same thing without issue. Consistency might be a factor but it's not super critical.

Personally I just boil my priming sugar in a little water for a few minutes, rack into it and leave all the yeast & trub behind (i.e., the "normal" priming method). I'll bet the last bottle or two of this guy's beers have a lot of crap in them since he's coming straight out of the fermenter. Mine do not. Once you rack & prime the normal way about 10 times, you become so accustomed to it that it's not any extra bother compared to the other guy. Plus he's got the extra step to dispense sugar into every bottle. With the regular method, you don't have to.

You say po-tay-toe, I say po-tah-toe....... it all gets us to the same place. Diff'rent strokes.

 

It is interesting, but it requires extra equipment; and it seems like more work than just boiling the sugar and adding the whole thing to the batch before racking as you have to handle each bottle prior to racking. Coming directly out of the fermenter? I wouldn't suggest that, and that's kind of limiting isn't it? For basic beers I guess it would be fine. He's got me curious as well.

At the same time, who has enough money or time to brew a new batch every day? And who's got room for all those fermenters?

A note on kegging, it's not that hard to carb in the keg just through pressure and temperature. If you're over or under you can easily adjust, although it's always better to add gas than take it out.

 

It sounds like a cool idea, especially if you are doing small experimental batches.

 

Moving to keg was the single biggest improvement in quality of beer and time management I've made since starting down the path of home brewing. I absolutely hated the bottling day.

 

Kegging is the way to go. My last few bottle runs I just dropped 1 cube of standard table sugar "Domino Dots" in each bottle. Carbed up fine.

 

Kegging: It works, but requires extra equipment.