I don't really know if this will be a problem or not, but thought I'd post here to see what you folks had to say. I was bottling my second batch this past weekend, and as I was doing so I noticed bubbles in the beer and siphon hose as I was bottling. It was almost as if a small head was forming in the beer bottle as I filled it up. I didn't notice this when I bottled the first batch. I did use different equipment to bottle this time and I'm wondering if that is the problem.
I put together a 5 gal. cooler with a ball valve like shown on that extensive and very informative thread about partial mashing. I used that to bottle because my bucket was in use as a primary fermenter for my third batch. Is it possible that the valve on my 5 gal. cooler is aerating my brew? This may have even happened last time I bottled and didn't notice it, or it may be totally normal, I'm just not sure.
Joe
I put together a 5 gal. cooler with a ball valve like shown on that extensive and very informative thread about partial mashing. I used that to bottle because my bucket was in use as a primary fermenter for my third batch. Is it possible that the valve on my 5 gal. cooler is aerating my brew? This may have even happened last time I bottled and didn't notice it, or it may be totally normal, I'm just not sure.
Joe