Bottling From The Spigot?

[Andy_LV]

Thanks Revvy, will try get one. Hope someone sells and ships overseas on amazon

Guys, you do have to realize that you brew in "homebrew heaven" - have a shop in almost every village where almost everything is available. I do envy you from time to time cause home brew here is like baby in planning and I dont see how that will change anytime soon unless I get chunk of money to start decent shop.
Then again, having stuff in short supply, I do have to come up with some street-smart stuff. Oh well, sorry for bit of off-topic, I just cant stop drooling browsing USA homebrew stores

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

I have both the regular and spring loaded wands and do not like the spring loaded one. It takes so much pressure to activate it that when my bottling bucket gets almost empty the pressure to activate the wand tips the bucket over backwards. I also use them to fill wine bottles nd it is nice to drop the wand in the bottle and get the next bottle ready while it is filling. with the spring one you have to be pushing down for it to work.

 

[OHIOSTEVE]

By letting it sit for a few minutes it helps void out any o2 in the headspace. Displaced co2 and newly created co2 will push out the top and move any o2 out of it.

I've even had some caps even pop off the bottles, which proves it's doing it.

yeah I have em do that. I tell my wife they are burping themselves ( I guess they kinda are) funny to see the cap flip up nd down on its own.

 

[Revvy]

yeah I have em do that. I tell my wife they are burping themselves ( I guess they kinda are) funny to see the cap flip up nd down on its own.

It's funny when you have 2 or 3 happen at the same time. I think that's only happened once, it was like "Plink, Plink, Plink..."

 

[jollytim]

I have both the regular and spring loaded wands and do not like the spring loaded one. It takes so much pressure to activate it that when my bottling bucket gets almost empty the pressure to activate the wand tips the bucket over backwards

I use the spring loaded type because it leaks less. I also use about 4 feet of hose... I don't have to push up on the wand and tip my bucket over. I prefer to have my empty bottles already in their carry cases on the floor, with the bucket on the counter, and bring the wand to the bottles rather than bring individual bottles to the wand. It's also safer for me to push down on the wand than to push up on the bottle. I'm not always a klutz, but it can appear at any time, with no notice.

I can then move the cases to the counter for capping. I know me.... and this is a safer method to keep the bottles secure from... well me.