Priming Sugar/Water Question

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  1. argyle324

    argyle324 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 Colorado

    I brewed a 5 gallon batch of an English old ale from a brewery near me. I'm kegging half of the batch and bottling the other 2.5 gallons. Based on a calculator I found online, I'm supposed to use .5 cups of dextrose to prime the 2.5 gallons I plan to bottle; however, I do not know how much water to boil for the solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks!
     
    #1 argyle324, Jun 21, 2014
  2. Tebuken

    Tebuken Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Argentina

    1.33 cup of water
     
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  3. argyle324

    argyle324 Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2013 Colorado

    Thank you! Do you have a link or formula for future reference?
     
    #3 argyle324, Jun 21, 2014
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    Tebuken Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Argentina

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  5. CurtFromHershey

    CurtFromHershey Initiate (0) Oct 4, 2012 Minnesota

    I've always gone with the highly scientific amount of "just enough to dissolve all of the sugar". Boils and cools back down faster that way.
     
    #5 CurtFromHershey, Jun 21, 2014
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  6. Tebuken

    Tebuken Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Argentina

    It´s a very good option, I do it as well.
     
    #6 Tebuken, Jun 21, 2014
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    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
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    me three.
     
    #7 AlCaponeJunior, Jun 22, 2014
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