B barnumbrewing Member Joined Jan 26, 2013 Messages 13 Reaction score 1 Feb 9, 2013 #1 Instead of using priming sugar, has anyone used a small amount of sweet wort from the original boil to carbonate your bottles?
Instead of using priming sugar, has anyone used a small amount of sweet wort from the original boil to carbonate your bottles?
KeystoneHomebrew Well-Known Member Joined Dec 28, 2012 Messages 351 Reaction score 34 Location Montgomeryville Feb 9, 2013 #2 That's actually an old technique called Krausening. A lot of German breweries still do it as sugar is a no-no for bottle conditioning. Here's a good link for ya. http://www.winning-homebrew.com/krausening.html
That's actually an old technique called Krausening. A lot of German breweries still do it as sugar is a no-no for bottle conditioning. Here's a good link for ya. http://www.winning-homebrew.com/krausening.html
Captain Damage Well-Known Member Joined Apr 22, 2008 Messages 1,229 Reaction score 85 Location Lowell, Massachusetts Feb 10, 2013 #3 Krausening uses still-fermenting beer. Speise uses not-yet-fermented wort. Couple threads on it: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/speise-344973/ https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/calculating-correct-amount-speise-348331/ A search will show you a few more threads on it.
Krausening uses still-fermenting beer. Speise uses not-yet-fermented wort. Couple threads on it: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f14/speise-344973/ https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/calculating-correct-amount-speise-348331/ A search will show you a few more threads on it.