Thread: Problems with when to bottle beer

Hi john,
Something else you can do is crack open the bottle and pour out a bit and add some more sugar,and allow to stand for a further week.The amount of sugar should be half of what you normally use,but try bpj has suggested first.

many thank for your help all of you thing is i use 2 litre coke bottles worked well in the past i put 2 tsp in fill them to an inch of the top then squise the bottle till all the air is out tighten up cap a week or so later its ready and very gassy bottle is hard this time i only put one spoon in as i sometimes it a bit sweet
but did what foo said and its ok thankyou all
the one good thing about using a 2 litre coke bottle is when you open it you have to decant 4 pints and you cant waste it

The 2 tsp you put in is to create the gas, it adds a little alcohol, and very little if any "sweetness" Reducing this amount to 1 tsp, means half the gas, to put bubbles in the beer and fill the space at the top.

If your brew is a bit too sweet, it will be from your start mix.
What do you use? I will assume a can of brew, and a kilo of fermentables.(sugars)

Using malt as fermentables will give a sweeter brew.
Sugar/ Glucose and Dextrose less so.

I like a 50/50 mix of malt/dextrose

Either use less malt, or try a different can of brew, or add extra hops to balance it out.

I also use Grolsch bottles and run them through the dishwasher to clean and sterilise them.
Simple and no sulphur dioxide to play havoc with the lungs.

hello again
thanks for all your help when some one tells you something it takes a while to sink in and with 2 litres of home brew in you it takes a bit longer
but my question is foo said the suger on the second ferment dosent make it sweeter but my question is if the first ferment is done and you can leave it for a week or so in your 5 gallon tub in my mind theres no yeast left so how dous the suger you put in the bottles ferment sorry to ask this but i am getting intrested in brewing i found this site by chance and its great thanks john

The yeast is still there dormant even though most has settled to the bottom.
When you feed it you get a little more alcohol and also the required CO2.