IPA's and priming sugar question?

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  1. prock180

    prock180 Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2013 Arizona

    So i made my first homebrew on Sunday, an IPA. It was bubbling by monday morning so now thinking ahead i realized it didn't come with priming sugar. Does the kit not need it or what should i go buy. Mucho gracias and open for any help / questions / options.
     
    #1 prock180, Apr 17, 2013
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    Corn Sugar or Table Sugar. The latter is cheaper and available at the grocery store, or probably in your pantry. This calculator will help you figure out how much to use.

    http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html
     
    #2 VikeMan, Apr 17, 2013
  3. Boonedog

    Boonedog Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 Illinois

    Yea. I used corn sugar with my first "kit" back in the day. But have used table sugar since. Same thing for the most part. Just make sure your beer is fully attenuated before bottling! I had issues with my first few batches being over carbed because I was not patient enough. Believe it or not it actually affects the taste!
     
    #3 Boonedog, Apr 17, 2013
  4. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    I use table sugar and on occasion I use brown sugar.
     
    #4 premierpro, Apr 17, 2013
  5. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    + 1 table sugar. Use a priming calculator like Vikeman suggested and weigh it out.
     
    #5 pweis909, Apr 17, 2013
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  6. prock180

    prock180 Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2013 Arizona

    Thanks BA's.
     
    #6 prock180, Apr 17, 2013
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