Hi everyone,
Just finished a pretty rough bottling session.
I've used Revvy's (very smart) system of attaching the bottling wand to a the spigot with a short piece of tubing. I had trouble getting the tubing connector to work, and in the process of pushing the wand and tubing up into the spigot, the spigot moved up and began to spew beer. I probably lost 3/4 gallon in a short time. Big, big mess. Next time, I'll be more careful.
More importantly, I've been having trouble the last couple of batches with the bottling wand. Every time I start to fill a new bottle, I get a lot of noise, bubbles, and the like. After a second or so, everything starts to flow without problems, but whenever I start a new bottle, the first second or so sounds like an oxygenation nightmare. Any ideas on why this might be, or what to do?
It's a bit frustrating, I'll say. Hopefully the next time goes better.
Just finished a pretty rough bottling session.
I've used Revvy's (very smart) system of attaching the bottling wand to a the spigot with a short piece of tubing. I had trouble getting the tubing connector to work, and in the process of pushing the wand and tubing up into the spigot, the spigot moved up and began to spew beer. I probably lost 3/4 gallon in a short time. Big, big mess. Next time, I'll be more careful.
More importantly, I've been having trouble the last couple of batches with the bottling wand. Every time I start to fill a new bottle, I get a lot of noise, bubbles, and the like. After a second or so, everything starts to flow without problems, but whenever I start a new bottle, the first second or so sounds like an oxygenation nightmare. Any ideas on why this might be, or what to do?
It's a bit frustrating, I'll say. Hopefully the next time goes better.