Carbonation

[Pdunc]

Several people on the forum mention using Domino Dots for carbonation. Do they comfortably fit into the mouth of a 12 oz bottle? Also, one post stated that they were equivalent to 1/2 tsp, but the info on the Walmart site says they are equivalent to 3/4 tsp. Are these made in different sizes?

[Pdunc]

Checked the Domino site and they say equivalent to 1/2 tsp. I’m not sure of their size though and still wonder if they easily fit into a 12 oz bottle. Will one dot create enough carbonation for a Witbier? BrewDemon recommends 3/4 tsp.

[mashani]

The amount of sugar Brew Demon and Mr. Beer recommend is too much for most styles of beer. It is about right for a Wheat beer or a Belgian (IE your Wit Bier), but you don't need as much for most anything else. They probably recommend it just so you always get a huge head because it looks cool or something.

One dot per 12oz is enough for most beer though.

I think they will fit in a 12oz glass bottle, but I've always used them in PETs.

I would not put 2 of them in a 12oz glass bottle unless it was a Belgian bottle meant to hold immense pressure (like a Duval short neck bottle).

[John Sand]

When bottle priming you can experiment a little with the sugar quantity. I used Dots, but found the carb a bit light for my taste. I would add one or two Brewers Best Conditioning Tablets, which are very small, to the dot. Or you can buy other carbonation drops. Bottle a few with each method, mark the bottles, see what works for you.

[TonyKZ1]

Yes, the Domino Dots fit fine into a 12oz. bottle, one per bottle, that's actually what I prefer to use for bottle priming. However, lately stores have been out of stock, like a lot of things, so I've had to resort back to batch priming.

[HerbMeowing]

Used 2 Dots / PET back in the day. Seemed ~2.4 vols
Prime now w/speise =>> adds 1/2 L to batch size

[bpgreen]

Used 2 Dots / PET back in the day. Seemed ~2.4 vols
Prime now w/speise =>> adds 1/2 L to batch size

Keep the audience in mind. This is a new brewer. Explain what speise means.