Chipman said:I'm about to be much happier about bottling with a vinator, bottle tree, and a slick new dip tube for the bucket. I really enjoy being able to give someone a sixpack of homebrew and say "I made this". Yeah I know you can bottle from a keg but that just seems like one extra and very expensive step!
It's funny to read the complaints about bottling when the title is the I love bottling thread! Huh?
1 keg will never match the joy I get from so many beautiful bottles! I can't be the only one who loves bottling beer.
swackattack said:I didnt mind bottling but the stacks of cases became an annoyance with how much i brew. I like kegging more, but by the time you consider cleaning the beer lines, maintenance on faucets, etc its really not much of a time savings
Your not the only one bud......
Chipman said:Those caps are awesome!! Snarling badgers? A brigade of them?? So cool!
Chipman said:Those caps are awesome!! Snarling badgers? A brigade of them?? So cool!
TNGabe said:I've been pretending I didn't see them and that I'm not dorky enough to get custom bottle caps. It's not working.
I understand one goal of homebrewer's is to make as best brews possible for as little money as possible, But I have to say this is really fun, creative and worth the very little money you spend!
My last batch I bottled everything with badger caps, But you don't have to do that and I do not plan to do that next time.....
I am going to bottle the ones for me with just plain old cheap caps and my flip tops, But if you pride yourself in what you make why not pride yourself in your presentation....
BottleMark.com makes things very easy, You upload your image and it's done, Then they send them out to you!
My idea is to make fun labels for my different brews but always have the badger caps so I'm recognized by the badger logo....
Frogmanx82 said:I never sanitize the caps. How much can be on them if you keep them in a ziplock and handle them carefully. They don't touch the beer either.
I would hate to have a whole batch ruined just because I didn't take 30 seconds to sanitize my caps...
Also curious as to how you never let your beer come in contact with the caps...
Frogmanx82 said:The bottles are stored upright, so the beer doesn't touch the cap. and it is a very small surface. And really, what can be growing on the caps. They sit in a ziplock bag. I just recall the one time I did sterilize some caps and a did a few too many and when I put them away they ended up rusting.
Am I the only one?
HollisBT said:I would hate to have a whole batch ruined just because I didn't take 30 seconds to sanitize my caps...
Also curious as to how you never let your beer come in contact with the caps...
Frogmanx82 said:OK, I see I'm in the minority on this. I use a vinator so yeah I can toss some caps in the solution. I haven't had any issues with off tasting beer so far though there is no point in risking it for a measly cap.
I was by no means saying "you're doing it wrong", if it works for you then it works . It's just worth the piece of mind IMO, it's a good 6 hours worth of work and one months patience before your brew is complete, for me, I'll take most precautions to make sure that it comes out well
:cheers:
Frogmanx82 said:If a bunch of people posted they skipped sanitizing the caps and had no issues, I wouldn't change. Since no one else seems willing to cap without sanitizing then it's a bit riskier for me to be doing all the testing.
"I've never sanitized a cap or cork."
and I didn't always use a condom.... we all have our own level of risk taking don't we?
smokinghole said:I love bottling because many of my favorite styles of beer need bottles for proper carb without having a 200ft serving line. Plus it just looks so much cooler when you show up to a party with a 6L champagne bottle full of saison and pop the cork.
boscobeans said:I like being able to go down and pick from about ten different ales. All similar but different. Drier, sweeter, more hops, different hops, maltier...etc. I do not have the room or the patience to keep ten or so different kegs at the ready.
OMO
bosco
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