Hi all,
Been lurking on here for a couple of weeks absorbing lots of advice but I've got a question about bottling.
I bought the Young's APA microbrewery starter kit but I don't want to keg it. It's been bubbling away slowly in my garage for nearly two weeks and its nearly down to 1.010 so will be adding the hops soon.
I want to bottle it when it's done but the syphon in the kit seems a bit basic; as it's just a tube will sediment/hops get into the bottles? Does it need some kind of filter on it? Or will the syphon from the kit be fine (it is basically just a tube with a tap on it)?
I understand I can put it into another TV and prime it there and reduce the stuff getting into my bottles. Is it worth doing? Or should I just get on with it as it's my first brew and invest in that later?
Thanks!
Been lurking on here for a couple of weeks absorbing lots of advice but I've got a question about bottling.
I bought the Young's APA microbrewery starter kit but I don't want to keg it. It's been bubbling away slowly in my garage for nearly two weeks and its nearly down to 1.010 so will be adding the hops soon.
I want to bottle it when it's done but the syphon in the kit seems a bit basic; as it's just a tube will sediment/hops get into the bottles? Does it need some kind of filter on it? Or will the syphon from the kit be fine (it is basically just a tube with a tap on it)?
I understand I can put it into another TV and prime it there and reduce the stuff getting into my bottles. Is it worth doing? Or should I just get on with it as it's my first brew and invest in that later?
Thanks!