newbie - first non kit question

[pepperford]

I am on my 3rd brew. The first 2 were a sierra nevada clone and a slight variation. Both turned out well, and want to try the Geary's Pale Ale recipe from "Clone Brews". It calls for DME for bottling instead of priming sugar. Am I being told to make a small wort, cool it down, and then add it to give the beer the needed sugar? Or is it simply adding dry extract instead of sugar?
thanks for the help

[crupp]

Essentially, yes. All you’re really doing is replacing the corn sugar with DME. Same process (though amounts of DME vs Corn Sugar vary…sorry, I haven’t bottled in a while). Add them to a pint or so of water, boil for 5-15 minutes, cool slightly, and add to the bucket. Check out http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter11-4.html for a quick reference.

[NewEnglander]

My first brew was a kit that the "Clone Brew" authors put together and used DME for priming. That recipe (a McEwan's clone) called for 1.25 cups of Wheat DME boiled in 2 cups of H2O for 10 minutes and then I just added it to the bottling bucket. Worked out just fine. The kit actually came with more DME than I needed, but since it was my first brew and I was wary of bottle bombs I took the time to measure out the cup and a quarter and just used the leftovers for part of my starter on batch #2.

[crupp]

It may also me a good idea to weigh your priming sugar (as opposed to measuring it). Powders like these can become compacted, and you may end up with bottle bombs. Again, I apologize, as I can't put my hands on the exact weight you need of DEM/Corn sugar, esc, but I'm sure someone on here can.

[D Rock]

You can just use an On line Calculator to figure amounts.

[herbie53]

+1 on the weighing vs. measuring priming sugars, as even the online calculators will usually give you answers in ounces.