My first bottling day this weekend, any tips?

[K-Bizzle]

I'll be bottling this saturday.

My plan is use gelatin for fining tonight and bottle midday saturday.

I've watched the midwest vid and think I have a pretty good idea of what I'm doing, any little tips/tricks you guys have come up with that would be helpful?

 

[culaslucas]

I'll be bottling this saturday.

My plan is use gelatin for fining tonight and bottle midday saturday.

I've watched the midwest vid and think I have a pretty good idea of what I'm doing, any little tips/tricks you guys have come up with that would be helpful?

if bottling indoors, I always use my dishwasher door in the lowered position as my bottling bench - any spills (which WILL happen) can just be cleaned up by simply closing the dishwasher door.

Also if I'm bottling by myself, I'll put beer in, put a cap loosely on, repeat & when I'm done, I'll cap them all at once.

 

[-TH-]

I only have one tip. Read this:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/revvys-tips-bottler-first-time-otherwise-94812/

 

[boogyman]

one tip: don't bottle; keg it.

 

[K-Bizzle]

Not yet good sir.
But if all goes well on my first few, ill definitely invest in a corny set up.

 

[bsay]

Don't forget the priming sugar.

 

[K-Bizzle]

Don't forget the priming sugar.

I've got it

 

[K-Bizzle]

All went well.

Much easier, faster, and less monotonous than I was expecting.

 

[dancphotog]

What did you think about using the gelatin? Would you use it again?

 

[seabrew8]

I'll be bottling this saturday.

My plan is use gelatin for fining tonight and bottle midday saturday.

I've watched the midwest vid and think I have a pretty good idea of what I'm doing, any little tips/tricks you guys have come up with that would be helpful?

Buy some swing tops.

I bought up about 5.5 gallons of irish ale type of beer in the liquor store that used swing tops. It was from a brewpub in the area.

Using them now for the second time. Hell of alot better then 12oz beer bottles.