Hello to all again, another question, what the hell else am I good for, eh?

When I go to bottle, I am to place a lolly as Coopers video tape calls it,
or what is labled a carbonation tablet (whihc I think has more to do than
just carbonation), I think this is whats called priming?? Anyway, the
tape said to drop in two of them in the bottle then tap in the brew. Two
as it was a 16oz bottle, 1 for a 12oz bottle, so does that mean 3 for a
22oz bottle so I assUme? Two seems exessive in a 16oz bottle which I have,
the 16oz plastic P.E.T. kind. What is a typical recommendation here, as I
don't want to over do it and make it a brew that gives a headache, bad or
off taste, etc... Thanks! --BF

[muddy waters]

i have used some 1.25 p.e.t bottles and i used two spoons of sugar in them and found the bottles to be flat so i dont know if its the p.e.t bottles [i think it might be]or ifr its the amount of sugar at priming i think it would be best if i went back to glass bottles that way i know if its the priming and not the bottles letting out gas

as to the balls it would be best to measure sugare the old way , so get your self a spoon .you cant beat the tryed and true

Basil Fawlty wrote:[color=blue]
> Hello to all again, another question, what the hell else am I good for, eh?
>
> When I go to bottle, I am to place a lolly as Coopers video tape calls it,
> or what is labled a carbonation tablet (whihc I think has more to do than
> just carbonation), I think this is whats called priming?? Anyway, the
> tape said to drop in two of them in the bottle then tap in the brew. Two
> as it was a 16oz bottle, 1 for a 12oz bottle, so does that mean 3 for a
> 22oz bottle so I assUme? Two seems exessive in a 16oz bottle which I have,
> the 16oz plastic P.E.T. kind. What is a typical recommendation here, as I
> don't want to over do it and make it a brew that gives a headache, bad or
> off taste, etc... Thanks! --BF
>[/color]

Boil about 1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar in a couple cups of water, let cool and
add to your primary fermenter before pouring the wort in. No need to
worry about "lollies". You can use powdered malt extract or honey, instead.

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 13:40:53 GMT, E <1evan@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Basil Fawlty wrote:[color=green]
>> Hello to all again, another question, what the hell else am I good for, eh?
>>
>> When I go to bottle, I am to place a lolly as Coopers video tape calls it,
>> or what is labled a carbonation tablet (whihc I think has more to do than
>> just carbonation), I think this is whats called priming?? Anyway, the
>> tape said to drop in two of them in the bottle then tap in the brew. Two
>> as it was a 16oz bottle, 1 for a 12oz bottle, so does that mean 3 for a
>> 22oz bottle so I assUme? Two seems exessive in a 16oz bottle which I have,
>> the 16oz plastic P.E.T. kind. What is a typical recommendation here, as I
>> don't want to over do it and make it a brew that gives a headache, bad or
>> off taste, etc... Thanks! --BF
>>[/color]
>
>Boil about 1/2 to 2/3 cup sugar in a couple cups of water, let cool and
>add to your primary fermenter before pouring the wort in. No need to
>worry about "lollies". You can use powdered malt extract or honey, instead.[/color]


Tell me you didn't mean it!

Avery
Brew on brother!
SW US desert

On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 07:06:48 -0500, muddy waters wrote:
[color=blue]
>
> i have used some 1.25 p.e.t bottles and i used two spoons of sugar in
> them and found the bottles to be flat so i dont know if its the p.e.t
> bottles [i think it might be]or ifr its the amount of sugar at priming
> i think it would be best if i went back to glass bottles that way i
> know if its the priming and not the bottles letting out gas
>
> as to the balls it would be best to measure sugare the old way , so get
> your self a spoon .you cant beat the tryed and true[/color]

Not having done this before so shooting my mouth off here, I get the
impression that the lollys are designed pretty well. And the P.E.T bottles
I hear are a great thing, though I never would have thought that plastic
over glass would be better or as good. Well, I shall see soon enough and
report back. Being my 1st batch, it may not be a fully viable report.