PolishStout
Well-Known Member
I have my first brew still sitting in primary (been there since probably February sometime, I forget when exactly I brewed it and dont feel like looking it up). I just haven't had time to buy caps and bottle it yet.
Anyway, this black bock is sitting in the primary fermenter, which happens to be the bottling bucket. I'm going up north tomorrow for a bachelor party at a friend's cottage and want to bring a growler of this flat brew for the bachelor (he's worked at a few microbreweries so even though it's flat I know he'll appreciate it).
My question is, what is the best way to go about filling the growler while minimizing risk of contamination/oxidation of the rest of the beer in the bucket? At first I was thinking "Oh I'll just use the turkey baster like I have been to pull my samples." But that's going to be a pain in the butt to fill up a whole growler like that. So of course, that leaves the bottling spout.
But that also brings up another question. Do I have to / Should I use the bottling wand and tube to fill up the growler as to make sure it doesn't oxidize overnight (I'm heading to a friends house tonight and we're leaving in the morning so I'm filling it tonight)?
Or can I get away with just filling up the growler straight from the spout slowly and avoiding splashing?
Anyway, this black bock is sitting in the primary fermenter, which happens to be the bottling bucket. I'm going up north tomorrow for a bachelor party at a friend's cottage and want to bring a growler of this flat brew for the bachelor (he's worked at a few microbreweries so even though it's flat I know he'll appreciate it).
My question is, what is the best way to go about filling the growler while minimizing risk of contamination/oxidation of the rest of the beer in the bucket? At first I was thinking "Oh I'll just use the turkey baster like I have been to pull my samples." But that's going to be a pain in the butt to fill up a whole growler like that. So of course, that leaves the bottling spout.
But that also brings up another question. Do I have to / Should I use the bottling wand and tube to fill up the growler as to make sure it doesn't oxidize overnight (I'm heading to a friends house tonight and we're leaving in the morning so I'm filling it tonight)?
Or can I get away with just filling up the growler straight from the spout slowly and avoiding splashing?