I'd say a specialist rhubarb grower as she always dissappear late at night rhubarb has to grow in the dark don't it ?
Good old bottling day
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I'd say a specialist rhubarb grower as she always dissappear late at night rhubarb has to grow in the dark don't it ?
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Its a lot better now i have some crates. I thought 20 would be enough but i need more. :)
johnnyboy1965
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Sanitising bottles is very easy and quick if you know what your doing. If your AG its even easier.
Lay out 40 x 500ml bottles
1/4 fill each bottle with boiling water.
leave for 4 mins
empty each bottle and fill with beer.
The priming method is up to you...ie batch or individual
Sanitising caps....never (why, they are dry)
Thousands of bottles done this way and the only ones I have ever lost are the ones that I havent capped correctly
Lay out 40 x 500ml bottles
1/4 fill each bottle with boiling water.
leave for 4 mins
empty each bottle and fill with beer.
The priming method is up to you...ie batch or individual
Sanitising caps....never (why, they are dry)
Thousands of bottles done this way and the only ones I have ever lost are the ones that I havent capped correctly
Totally agree with this. The only bit I don't like is bending over the bath, kills my back (I put fv of star San in the bath and fill bottles from it, stand them in bath and drain), then crouching down by the bottles while they fill. By halfway through I've usually got cramp somewhere
Cwrw666
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This looks easy. I use boiling water as well but what I do is I totally fill 3 bottles, then tip that into another 3, then another three, then another three. Start again. Obviously the last 3 get much less heat treatment than the first though I still have to use a tea towel to hold the bottles as they're too hot for my hands. Might give your method a try next time as it sounds a lot quicker.
I also never sanitise new caps. When I'm re-using caps (tight-wad) I just soak them in a cup of boiling water.
What do you use to remove build up of dead yeast on the walls of your bottles? Most noticeable in clear or green bottles - maybe that's the real reason people prefer brown as you often can't see it!
johnnyboy1965
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As long as your bottles are kept at +65oC for 2 mins they will be sanitised.
Rinse your bottle out straight after pouring. I wait until Ive got 6 bottles, then boil a kettle of water and give them a good swill
I've been bottling this years brews after using corny kegs for the last two years, it takes me around 1 hours to bottle 40 ish bottles, using star san bottle tree and bottling wand and a hand held capper. It used to be a ball ache with just a syphon and Milton!
I'll probably keg the next batch as will be back in the pub shed now the weather has picked up :) and I have about 180 odd full bottles under the stairs!
Cheers
Jay
I'll probably keg the next batch as will be back in the pub shed now the weather has picked up :) and I have about 180 odd full bottles under the stairs!
Cheers
Jay
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Must admit as the bubbles are slowing down on the ruby mild ive got going the thought of bottling is not filling me with joy.
Like the sound of the boiling water quarter filled bottles though.
And radio 6 music all the way to help me chill.
Like the sound of the boiling water quarter filled bottles though.
And radio 6 music all the way to help me chill.
neal
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had a session last night, an hour from start to finish. Nice and easy if you find it enjoyable, used these old Bier de Garde bottles for the first time, it would be nice to cork them properly but for now I thought these would do....
tight old fit, got a sore palm from thumping them in, hopefully the're carbed enough to get out :lol:
tight old fit, got a sore palm from thumping them in, hopefully the're carbed enough to get out :lol:
Notlaw
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neal
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Ha ha ha ha.... Didn't read that through did I ? We'll spotted à½Ã¸â
DarkHorse
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Genius, I doff my hat to you sir!
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