FatherSonBrew
Apprentice
I am currently using a bottle filler that simply fits in the outlet of a keg picnic tap. Just started a rough flooding of bottles, in a separate open-air process with CO2. Seems to work with swing tops better than bottle capping process. Takes a little longer to cap. It's OK, but the bottle carb levels are lower than desired. I drop keg pressure to around 5 psi or less during the fill process to eliminate foaming in ambient open-air environment. I have a beer gun but between the hose, utilization requirements, valve adjustments and cleaning issues, I only have used it twice so far. So much easier and quicker to do the process mentioned above with a simple bottle filler that snuggly fits into picnic tap.
I am certain there is a better way to fill bottles. One without multiple hoses and requirements not only to turn valves but turn those valves precisely at precise intervals. Am I missing another option here?
Also wondering about increasing beer CO2 saturation value before bottle filling as another nuance. And/or adding just a pinch of sugar to bottles after or before filling.
Another option is bottling all the fermented beer. About 50 bottles, all at one time and carb in bottles. I'm thinking about it!!!
I give most my beer away, so I spend a lot of time bottling.
Very interested in your comments. Thanks!!!
I am certain there is a better way to fill bottles. One without multiple hoses and requirements not only to turn valves but turn those valves precisely at precise intervals. Am I missing another option here?
Also wondering about increasing beer CO2 saturation value before bottle filling as another nuance. And/or adding just a pinch of sugar to bottles after or before filling.
Another option is bottling all the fermented beer. About 50 bottles, all at one time and carb in bottles. I'm thinking about it!!!
I give most my beer away, so I spend a lot of time bottling.
Very interested in your comments. Thanks!!!
