Does using a bottle filler cause enough aeration to ruin a beer?

GLoBaLReBeL · Mar 10, 2010

Hey guys,

I just bought a bottling stick, and when filling beers it seems to create a lot of turbulence and may aerate the wort when doing this. Has anyone else noticed this? Am I the only one who is a little scared of it?

I want to be sure this next bottling day goes well . . (Bottling tonight)

oceanselv · Mar 10, 2010

Are you using a bottling bucket with a spigot on the side? If so you shouldn't be getting air in the bottling wand until the bucket is almost empty. If you are getting air in the wand look for leaks in your tubing or any other place you have made a connection. While aeration should be avoided, a few air bubbles will be relatively harmless.

Baldy_Beer_Brewery · Mar 10, 2010

While it seems that the beer exiting the wand is being agitated quite a bit, it really isn't. It should be fine.

GLoBaLReBeL · Mar 10, 2010

Baldy_Beer_Brewery said:
While it seems that the beer exiting the wand is being agitated quite a bit, it really isn't. It should be fine.

Ok, I'll just let it relax in my mind then. Sorry for the noob question.

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