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Bottling from a keg?
Hi All,
Has anyone had any luck bottling off a few sample or gift bottles right from the tap? I was curious as to whether there was any trick to it, or is it as simple as gently filling a bottle and capping it? I want to draw off a few sample bottles for some skeptical friends who think Budweiser is the only brand of beer worth drinking. Any comments, etc., would be greatly appreciated.
Hey santiago,
Need counter pressure bottle filler. It fills the bottle with CO2 first so you don’t lose all the carbonation when you fill the bottle. You can buy them at a few places or make one yourself.
If the beer is properly carbonated to begin with, and you can fill the bottle almost completely to the rim, wouldn't you minimize the beer going flat? The CO2 would have nowhere to go.
You might have an oxidation problem, however, since the beer would be replacing air as it fills the bottle.
All the Best!!
Lorenzo has a good idea with the fill to the top. You could flush the bottles with CO2 and then fill from the tap, I think I'll try it.
I fill bottles right from the tap if they're going to be drunk within a week or so. you won't get staling issues that fast, I enter competitions with this method and have never recieved a comment about oxidation. fill the bottles as far as you can, and let some foam overrun the bottle. that will drive out most/all of the remaining air...
it also helps to chill (not freeze!) your bottles prior to filling, and if reasonable, lower your beer temp too. (as co2 stays in suspension better at lower temps...)
The cheap/easy way to do it is to lower the pressure on your CO2 tank (say a pound or two of pressure), purge the keg of the excess pressure, then fill the bottle trying to get as little foam as possible except at the end. Make sure you have a little bit of foam at the top to cap on. Wipe the bottle down and you're done.
I've done it this way and months later the beer tasted great and had perfect carbonation. But if you like the gadgets...
DT
Agreed, you don't really need a fancy gadget. The methods above have always worked great for me.
So, when using that method, when you open the bottle does it foam over? Not a huge problem, but do you need a glass ready?
I have a friend that bottles kegged brews and although I don't know how he personally does it, there is no problem with excess foam overs.
I've been considering doing it, but haven't wanted to put up the money for a counterpressure filler, so if this method works....
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