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Carb level for an IPA

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by chadonde, Dec 22, 2012.

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  1. chadonde

    chadonde Initiate (0) Dec 5, 2008 New York

    I will be bottling an IPA next week and all the carbonation calculators I've checked say to use 3.5 - 3.75 ounces of table sugar. This seems low to me.

    It fermented in the mid to high 60s. Does that amount of sugar seem right to everyone?
     
    #1 chadonde, Dec 22, 2012
  2. Rau71

    Rau71 Initiate (0) Dec 12, 2011 California

    5 Gallons that will put you in the 2.2 to 2.3 range.
     
    #2 Rau71, Dec 22, 2012
  3. JackHorzempa

    JackHorzempa Grand Pooh-Bah (3,363) Dec 15, 2005 Pennsylvania
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    I personally use 3.70 ounces of table sugar for priming my IPAs (and my other beers as well). I am very satisfied with the amount of carbonation I obtain for my 5 gallon batches.

    Cheers!
     
    #3 JackHorzempa, Dec 22, 2012
  4. TomTown

    TomTown Initiate (0) Feb 7, 2011 Texas

    Sounds about right for the style. A lot of kits come with 5 oz of priming sugar but it's more just to cover your needs and then some. I don't think I've ever used the full 5.
     
    #4 TomTown, Dec 22, 2012
  5. poopinmybutt

    poopinmybutt Zealot (643) May 25, 2005 Nebraska

    def sounds right. biggest fault of my first few homebrews was overcarbing thinking i needed all 5oz of the priming sugar...used the howtobrew site w/cane sugar after that and all has been well...
     
    #5 poopinmybutt, Dec 23, 2012
  6. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,055) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    #6 VikeMan, Dec 23, 2012
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