"Andy H. " wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I'm new to brewing and have so far successfully made 3 different brews
> from kits purchased at my local brew shop (5gal).
>
> The last 2 batches have been bottled according to the directions
> supplied with the kits, but I'd like to control the carbonation better
> so I purchased a corny keg and associated extras. My current batch
> has been sitting in the secondary for ~3 wks now and is ready to be
> bottled/kegged. Do I still use the priming sugar before putting it in
> the keg, and wait for a wk or two before drinking, do I skip the
> priming sugar, or should I have added the extra sugar during primary?
> I imagine that adding the little bit of sugar during the bottling step
> increases the alcohol concentration a bit, so I don't really want to
> mess up the intended flavor by skipping it.
>
> What do you guys usually do when you're using a kit and know that
> you'll be kegging at the end?[/color]

Skip the sugar and just force carb ot with your CO2 tank. Priming suagr
adds a virtually undetectable amount of alcohol and no taste, so you'll
never miss it. The best advice and instructions about kegging I've seen
is here...

[url]http://www.bodensatz.com/staticpages/index.php?page=Soda-Kegs[/url]

Some will try to tell you that priming the keg produces a better quality
carbonation, but that's not true. CO2 is CO2, no matter what the
source. It's the amount of time you give the CO2 to go into solution in
the beer that makes the difference.

------------>Denny

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