I tried this today and I had one of those "should have thought of this, it's stupid and makes too much sense" moments. Good on ya lasagna I just wish I hadn't bought a counter pressure bottle filler now lmao
Bottling from the tap
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I tried this today and I had one of those "should have thought of this, it's stupid and makes too much sense" moments. Good on ya lasagna I just wish I hadn't bought a counter pressure bottle filler now lmao
Does anyone recommend turning up 1-2 psi over the desired serving pressure, letting the beer equilibriate to the new psi, then bottling from the keg?
Reason I ask is I'd think you'd lose a bit of CO2 from the beer after bottling, as it leaves the liquid solution to establish an equilibrium in the head space of the bottle (the head space must be at atmospheric pressure immediately before capping). Of course I may be overestimating the size of the effect and perhaps it's not noticeable.
I've never done this before, but I'd like to clear out two kegs without dumping the beer and have a bunch of bottles sitting around.
Reason I ask is I'd think you'd lose a bit of CO2 from the beer after bottling, as it leaves the liquid solution to establish an equilibrium in the head space of the bottle (the head space must be at atmospheric pressure immediately before capping). Of course I may be overestimating the size of the effect and perhaps it's not noticeable.
I've never done this before, but I'd like to clear out two kegs without dumping the beer and have a bunch of bottles sitting around.
Thanks for the feedback. I turned the gas up for about 36 hours and followed the advice in this thread to chill the bottles first and cap on foam. No tubing, just straight from the tap into my sanitized bottles.
Got about 50 nicely-filled looking bottles and two empty kegs ready for more brewing.
Been kegging for a few years, forgot what a time investment bottling is.
