bottling

So I usually bottle my mead in standard size bottles (33oz glass, flip top because I’m pretty new to this) and I recently got some 8oz flip top glass bottles. I would really like to bottle into those for gifts and infusions and such, but my question is, will the smaller size affect how long the...

I just moved to a keg system away from bottle conditioning most of my brews. I am trying to figure out if I can just bottle off the taps cold then bring the beer to room temp or buying a counter pressure bottling system and just do it all at room temp. I do competitions so flavor, CO2...

First time posting. I'm making cherry cider and have stored 1.3 gal in oak barrel for a little over 6 months. Beautiful color, tastes really good, SG=1.01. I expected SG would be no alcohol. I want it to be sparkling so I was going to add sugar to SG =1.01. My take is that the yeast died at...

Hello! I am selling some homebrew/winemaking equipment for bottling and storage that I no longer need. All items have been previously used but are in excellent condition. Willing to sell all three items as a set for $150, or individually for the prices listed below. If you’re in the Los Angeles...

I have a dilemma. I have 5.75 gallons of lager (pitched W-34/70) in a 7 gal. Brew Bucket the ferm chamber, and in a couple weeks I'll be cold-crashing to lager for another month or so. I normally use a CO2 Harvester with 1/2 gallon canning jars to collect enough CO2 for the inevitable suck back...

Alright, I have a feeling I'm going to get roasted for suggesting this but better that then I waste my time and money! What I'm attempting to do: I'll be brewing a few 3 gallon (both extract and all grain) batches using equipment I already own with the BIAB method. I want to ferment in a...

I am making cheap closet wine, the taste here is unimportant, all that matters is that it has alcohol and that it's safe to drink, once the fermentation is complete, can I keep the brew inside the plastic bottle in which it was made? ideally for months

I've been using expensive swing-top bottles to bottle most of my wine, but I had an idea to try to reuse some of the bottles I get from the store. I thought about placing a wine bottle on top of a scissor jack and placing a solid piece of 2x4 on top of the cork (a #9) after I partially lodge it...

OK, so I’m new to all grain brewing. This is my fourth brew recently after taking a several year hiatus from brewing. The last three batches of brood have all come out to different volumes. The first batch I brewed field about 39 12 ounce bottles. The second batch filled almost 50 12 ounce...

Hi all. This might be a stupid question, but I am new to brewing so I'd rather ask. I have bottled some Scottish Export and let in sit at room temperature for 4 days now. According to the instructions that came with, I must let it carbonate at room temp. for 4 days and then put it in the fridge...

First off, I'd like to say I try to meticulous as I can with my sanitation. But I've just discovered a problem, when adding finings to my beer I'm due to bottle tomorrow... I opened up the rim of the fermenter, which itself has been confined to a fastferment jacket, for the first time since...

I bottled a British Mild a couple days ago that had a sulfuric aroma when I cracked open the fermenter. I went ahead and finished bottling since it actually had a decent taste, but I had a couple of questions to run by y’all: 1. What causes sulfuric aromas in the first place? 2. Do these...

Just bottled 5 gallons of hefeweizen and i opened one 24 hours later and it's looking like i over carbed it. I put in 3.2 volumes of CO2 which equaled 12 tbsp. I didnt have a problem last time with the same amount. Maybe it didnt finish fermenting? It ended in 1.01 started at 1.044. Can i fix...

What are your preferred bottling methods for mead making? I started brewing beer recently, and had considered bottling mead in the same 12 oz bottles. Well, not with beer in them too, of course… 😉

Hey all, I am bottling for the first time in about two years after getting kegs. Bottling a cherry Sour for a friend. Going through fermentation right now and racking the beer onto the Cherry's prior to bottle transfer. Do i need to add carb drops or sugar to the mixture to ensure carbonation in...

Hi folks, Nice to meet people here, I am brand new here but have been experimenting with meads for about 10 years. How important do people think it is to let the carboy get totally or very clear before bottling? I have bottled recently some fairly clear to very clear ciders and I still see some...

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." - Abraham Lincoln I prefer pouring priming sugar directly into bottles for two main reasons which are less oxygen exposure and even distribution. However, I don't have the patient to use a syringe...

Can anyone offer advice on how to calculate the amount of sugar (corn/dextrose, in my case) I'd need to add to each bottle when bottling partially-carbonated beer? For example, with 6 gallons of ale sitting in a FermZilla, 15 PSI at 70F degrees at the end of fermentation. I can easily bottle...

Hi, I was interested to know about the community's thoughts. I have recently made another batch of Hefeweissen (my favourite beer), but I am still finding that I am tweaking the processes every time I am making in order to make a better and better tasting beer. Here's the question...After about...

So the wife and I made our first cider last night. We actually made four one-gallon batches in order to compare results from various yeasts, but set that aside for now.. Fermentation was already rocking along this morning in all of the fermenters so we've got a good start. We like dry ciders so...