Force carbed keg. Can i bottle from faucet?

[Mrakis]

Is it possible to bottle from the faucet just a single bottle, so that i could have my friend try it? What are your thoughts? I would have to bring it in to work with me and throw it in the fridge to keep cool. And then just have him drink it that night when he gets home. Would it be 1) still carbed and 2) a good representation of what i am drinking at home?

 

[Psych]

Yessir it sure is! Cool your bottles down as cold as you can for best performance, take off your gas disconnect to the keg and purge the keg just a bit to lower it's pressure. Lower it as far as you can and still have some flow.

I do this, stick the bottle at an angle on my tap and open the tap. Flows nice and slow (pressure is the key on this, just enough to move beer but not enough to move it fast). The first bottle may have more foam but the others should be super low to none as your tap cools down.

 

[barrooze]

I've got a follow-up Q on this: Does the CO2 Volume the beer has been carbed to matter? I have a Berliner Weisse that's carbed to 4 volumes. If I can get the BW into a standard 12 oz bottle, do I run the risk of the bottle exploding due to the amount of CO2 that's already in the beer?

 

[Psych]

In a normal 2.5 volume case this method works great and is easy with little to no cleanup, but in this special case you'll want to take some precautions like ensuring the pressure is set as low as possible, but this is only to prevent massive foaming.

I suppose with the carb level of the beer, the bottle COULD be pushed past it's normal limits with a 4 volume carb level. What you could do is maybe leave a bit more head space in the bottle so it equalizes out to a slightly lower carb level. And make sure the bottles you're using are good quality.

I hear champagne bottles can be a classy touch That'd hold it!

 

[Mrakis]

Follow up. How long could it last by doing it this way? Would you recommend drinking ASAP? or could they wait a few days without affecting the flavor or carb?

 

[Face Eater]

I have bottled beers straight from the tap as mentioned from the other posters and months later it still tastes great. I know I did this with a Belgian tripel and 2 months later I opened it. It still tasted great and the carbonation was still good. I also did with an IPA and the only thing was that the hop aroma and flavor changed but that's typical.

 

[barrooze]

I hear champagne bottles can be a classy touch That'd hold it!

I don't have a Corona Corker! Would've come in handy for the Belgians I tried bottling...

Follow up. How long could it last by doing it this way? Would you recommend drinking ASAP? or could they wait a few days without affecting the flavor or carb?

I've done it this way (more or less. I don't always turn down the pressure, but my keezer's primary line is set at 10psi so it's pretty low already) and have had bottles a few months after bottling that have held the carbonation just fine. No noticeable drop in carbonation.

 

[JonK331]

It also helps to put a piece of hose on the tap so you can fill the bottle from the bottom. Then just cap on the foam.

 

[barrooze]

It also helps to put a piece of hose on the tap so you can fill the bottle from the bottom. Then just cap on the foam.

I plan on getting a Bowie Bottler add-on for Perlick faucets. SOMEday bottling should be easier.

 

[Brew-ta-sauraus]

It also helps to put a piece of hose on the tap so you can fill the bottle from the bottom. Then just cap on the foam.

+1 on the above I do this and it works great alot less foam.

 

[barrooze]

What size hose? 3/16"? If so, how do you attach it to the faucet?

 

[Brew-ta-sauraus]

I don't know the exact size hose I used it is big enough to slide over the tap faucet and reach the bottom of the bottle.

 

[edmanster]

I always fill 20oz soda bottles off my tap to give friends.. I do use a hose and if it's foaming a little, be sure to cap it as soon as you can on the foam.. Sum friends have forgot about their samples for up to a month with no problems..

 

[barrooze]

I don't know the exact size hose I used it is big enough to slide over the tap faucet and reach the bottom of the bottle.

Cool, thanks.

 

[LMGK]

When filling growlers or big bottles I fill up a pitcher then the container from the tap. Once foam eats to lip of container I go to my pitcher and place lip of container to the lip of pitcher. As foam flowing out of container is displaced by pitcher beer. No spilling since excess foam runs into the pitcher. Takes hardly any effort and is ridiculously fast.

 

[JonK331]

What size hose? 3/16"? If so, how do you attach it to the faucet?

i serve with picnic taps so I just shove a bottling wand into the tap (with pin and spring setup removed). Whatever size hose that will fit snugly inside or around the outside of you faucet and still fit in a bottle will work.

 

[barrooze]

i serve with picnic taps so I just shove a bottling wand into the tap (with pin and spring setup removed). Whatever size hose that will fit snugly inside or around the outside of you faucet and still fit in a bottle will work.

I tried this when I used picnic taps and cracked on of my spouts when i tried forcing the wand into the spout. I've heard this can work great, but if the wand doesn't fit somewhat easily, don't force it into the spout!