jayhuff
Well-Known Member
This morning I was bottling a half batch of my Simple-Minded Ale that was brewed on the anniversary of my first brew day(July 10). I didn't have the right lid to my bottling bucket, so I was covering it with my kettle's lid. I had 12 bottles sitting next to the bucket that were full with the caps just sitting on them waiting to be crimped down. (Do you already know what is going to happen?)
Well I decide to remove the bucket with ill fitting lid from the counter to give me more room to cap. As I pick it up, the lid slides off and bangs into the bottles. I'll be darn if it didn't tip all of them over.
I rapidly started to set them back up and ended up with a dozen of half filled bottles. So after combing what was left, I ended up losing 6 bottles. That is 1/4 of the batch since I do half batches.
Moral of the story, use the right equipment and cap those bottles quickly!!
Well I decide to remove the bucket with ill fitting lid from the counter to give me more room to cap. As I pick it up, the lid slides off and bangs into the bottles. I'll be darn if it didn't tip all of them over.
I rapidly started to set them back up and ended up with a dozen of half filled bottles. So after combing what was left, I ended up losing 6 bottles. That is 1/4 of the batch since I do half batches.
Moral of the story, use the right equipment and cap those bottles quickly!!
