use a carbonation calculator -
http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html?14194034#tagmr. beer guidelines are too high in my opinion. yes, boil the sugar with an equal amount of water and cool it before adding to beer.
Edited by cardinalsfan (02/01/12 07:23 PM)
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DINOSAUR BASEMENT BREWING
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Fermenting: Nothing at the moment
Carbing: World Series Tripel, Pale/Citra SMaSH
Conditioning:
Drinking: Dilophosaurus Doppelbock, Allosaurus Amarillo Pale Ale, Sinraptor Sorachi Ace AIPA, Caseosaurus Cascade APA (AG), Helioceratops Hefe, Witty Monk Modified, ESB (AG), SWMBO Nut Brown Ale
Up Next: Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH, DNR Clone
R.I.P: Stegosaurus Cream Ale (Awesome), T. Rex Red Ale (Great after conditioning)