Bottling Sugar - Urgent question

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  1. magoo0903

    magoo0903 Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2008 North Carolina

    Guys

    I am here SOL in Europe. They don't have the traditional corn sugar for bottling here...

    I have limited choice:
    - Fructose or
    - Glucose

    I feel like both corn sugar and Glucose have Dextrose so I would pick Glucose over Fructose.

    What do you guys recommend bottling with and what is the recommended quantity per 5 gal batch?

    Thanks

    Matt

    PS - links of the sugar

    https://www.brouwland.com/en/our-pr.../fermentable-sugars/d/fructose-levulose-250-g
    https://www.brouwland.com/en/our-products/brewing/sugars/fermentable-sugars/d/glucose-vinoferm-250-g
     
    #1 magoo0903, Sep 27, 2018
  2. OldBrewer

    OldBrewer Maven (1,385) Jan 13, 2016 Canada (ON)

    #2 OldBrewer, Sep 27, 2018
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  3. Prep8611

    Prep8611 Savant (1,208) Aug 22, 2014 New Jersey

    Or use plain told table sugar (sucrose). Will work find on any calculator. Just boil water and make a sugary sanitized liquid and add to bottling bucket.
     
    #3 Prep8611, Sep 27, 2018
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  4. riptorn

    riptorn Pooh-Bah (1,776) Apr 26, 2018 Georgia
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    Priming calculators need an entry for desired volumes CO2.
    FWIW (If you're bottling the infamous cream ale from here.) the CraftBeer.com Beer Styles Study Guide indicates approximately 2.5 volumes CO2 for an American Cream Ale.
     
    #4 riptorn, Sep 27, 2018
  5. magoo0903

    magoo0903 Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2008 North Carolina

    Yes Sir! It will be that cream ale along with a a Cali Red Ale and Irish Stout and Belgian IPA! I got busy last week :slight_smile:
    I do have that cream ale set for a 2.5 vol of CO2 !
    Thanks again
     
    #5 magoo0903, Sep 27, 2018
  6. magoo0903

    magoo0903 Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2008 North Carolina

    Thanks - so; to be 100% sure; if I use Glucose I match the corn sugar weight; right? Thanks
     
    #6 magoo0903, Sep 27, 2018
  7. OldBrewer

    OldBrewer Maven (1,385) Jan 13, 2016 Canada (ON)

    Yes, that's my understanding.
     
    #7 OldBrewer, Sep 27, 2018
  8. Brewday

    Brewday Zealot (721) Dec 25, 2015 New York

    If the pic works(google changed things) here's some other options.

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    #8 Brewday, Sep 27, 2018
  9. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
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  10. dmtaylor

    dmtaylor Savant (1,149) Dec 30, 2003 Wisconsin

    Use regular cane sugar from your kitchen cupboard. I have been using that for the past 15+ years.
     
    #10 dmtaylor, Sep 28, 2018
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  11. donspublic

    donspublic Grand Pooh-Bah (3,552) Aug 4, 2014 Texas
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    @PortLargo going to report you for double "posting"
     
    #11 donspublic, Sep 28, 2018
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