Capping after bottling question

[suzuki98]

Should I cap as soon after I bottle the brew? The reason I'm asking is that the tube from the bottling bucket connected to the filler was a little big and I was losing brew at the connection. So I filled all the bottles then I capped. Should I be ok or did the oxygen get me?

 

[duboman]

Totally fine, I fill all my bottles first and then proceed to cap. Don't forget to sanitize your caps

 

[frazier]

I start with a jar full of caps and Star-San. I fill a bottle, place a cap on it, and grab the next bottle. At the end, I squinch all the caps. I wouldn't want to leave the bottles all standing open, if that's what you mean. Not because of oxygen, but because of mold spores and other nasties.

Full disclosure: there are 6 cats in our house. They have an uncanny ability to put cat hairs in the most unlikely places. So I try to leave nothing to chance. Cheers!

 

[Subsailor]

Totally fine, I fill all my bottles first and then proceed to cap. Don't forget to sanitize your caps

This is the way I've done it for years - no problems yet.

 

[suzuki98]

awesome...thx guys!

 

[menerdari]

I place the caps on all my bottles loosely and clean up a bit, after about 15 minutes or so I go back and crimp the caps.
The idea being that the newly fed yeast will produce enough CO2 to displace most if not all of the O2 in the headspace.
Something I read in a book somewhere, don't know if it is true but makes sense to me and I will keep on doing it like that.

 

[unionrdr]

We have a cat & a dog,besides I'm not very trusting of other nasties. I fill 12 or so withcaps loosely on them. Then crimp & box.

 

[suzuki98]

Well my plan was to sit for 2 weeks after bottling, and check one after a week. I checked one today which is one week after bottling and was very impressed. I got the hiss after opening the bottle and after a smooth pour got a nice head on top. I enclosed a picture of my very first brew!! I am super impressed even though I thought I screwed up during brewing (forgot hops!). I don't have a specific gravity checker so I never checked during fermentation, but the alcohol level seems pretty high.

 

[Halbrust]

Don't forget to sanitize your caps

I have never sanitized my caps. OOPS! Never even thought about it.

 

[Ogri]

Looking good Congrats.

Now, try to leave the rest conditioning at 70f for another two weeks then chuck a couple in the fridge for a minimum of 4 days. You'll very likely get a good creamy top with much better head retention, not to mention the beer will taste even better.:rockin:

 

[dadshomebrewing]

I'm jealous. My first batch didn't look anywhere near that nice.

Bottling second batch on Friday.

 

[suzuki98]

Looking good Congrats.

Now, try to leave the rest conditioning at 70f for another two weeks then chuck a couple in the fridge for a minimum of 4 days. You'll very likely get a good creamy top with much better head retention, not to mention the beer will taste even better.:rockin:

Ogri thanks for the tip and I will definitely try what you said.