I home brew real ales from grain and after the primary fermentation most of the brew goes into a keg that I force carbonate with CO2 the rest goes into swing top top bottles with half a tsp of dry malt extract. It's probably not the best thing to use for bottle priming as you can buy proper priming sugar but I already have in my brewing kit for making yeast starters. I used to use normal granulated sugar before I had the DME on hand and to use that I would mix a batch with boiling water then use a syringe to put the correct amount into the bottles.
Just as a side note I would encourage anyone who enjoys a beer to have a go at home brewing. Don't be put off by how complicated some make it seem as it really doesn't have to be. I make up my own recipes with the malt and hops and don't bother with all the fancy calculations that can be made, hell I rarely even check it with a hydrometer now. I do however have a quick look at the IBU's of the hops as that dictates how bitter it is going to be. Out of all the brews I've done I've had none that are undrinkable and only a few that I've over done the bittering. Maybe one day I'll get myself organised and do a little tutorial for the proper brewers to laugh at.
Just as a side note I would encourage anyone who enjoys a beer to have a go at home brewing. Don't be put off by how complicated some make it seem as it really doesn't have to be. I make up my own recipes with the malt and hops and don't bother with all the fancy calculations that can be made, hell I rarely even check it with a hydrometer now. I do however have a quick look at the IBU's of the hops as that dictates how bitter it is going to be. Out of all the brews I've done I've had none that are undrinkable and only a few that I've over done the bittering. Maybe one day I'll get myself organised and do a little tutorial for the proper brewers to laugh at.
