ASantiago Well-Known Member Joined Feb 5, 2011 Messages 328 Reaction score 13 Location Orlando Feb 14, 2011 #1 How much headspace should I leave when filling up the TAD bottles? Bottling tonight...
ChshreCat Well-Known Member Joined Aug 16, 2008 Messages 11,516 Reaction score 589 Location Camano Island Feb 14, 2011 #2 You want to fill them to about an inch below the neck.
OP OP ASantiago Well-Known Member Joined Feb 5, 2011 Messages 328 Reaction score 13 Location Orlando Feb 14, 2011 #3 Just like a regular bottle? Their larger size doesn't make a difference? I would've thought that with more liquid and more priming fermentation, you'd need more headspace.
Just like a regular bottle? Their larger size doesn't make a difference? I would've thought that with more liquid and more priming fermentation, you'd need more headspace.
schmaltzy Well-Known Member Joined Jan 10, 2011 Messages 54 Reaction score 0 Location Grand Forks Feb 14, 2011 #4 Well, an inch of headspace in the TAD bottles is more volume than an inch of space in a bottle (neck), so it will be a difference.
Well, an inch of headspace in the TAD bottles is more volume than an inch of space in a bottle (neck), so it will be a difference.
OP OP ASantiago Well-Known Member Joined Feb 5, 2011 Messages 328 Reaction score 13 Location Orlando Feb 14, 2011 #5 ChshreCat said: You want to fill them to about an inch below the neck. Click to expand... Dang... I just noticed you said "below the neck", not "below the top" as is the case with bottles. Got it. Thanks all for the help!
ChshreCat said: You want to fill them to about an inch below the neck. Click to expand... Dang... I just noticed you said "below the neck", not "below the top" as is the case with bottles. Got it. Thanks all for the help!