"THE BEAUTY Of THE BOTTLE"

[cheezydemon]

Just had to re-visit this thread. Even as I embark on kegging, I opened a forgotten about bottle from 8 months ago. Ahhhh!

I must remember to save at least a sixer of every batch. No Joke!

 

[BeerCanuck]

Got love the portability and convenience of the well conditioned naturally carbonated bottled batch.

Cheers cheezydemon
BeerCanuck

 

[cheezydemon]

Cheers Canuck!

 

[BierMuncher]

Just had to re-visit this thread. Even as I embark on kegging, I opened a forgotten about bottle from 8 months ago. Ahhhh!

I must remember to save at least a sixer of every batch. No Joke!

+1.

I have a 13 month old bottle or porter. My last bottle, from my first kegged beer.

I don't know what the heck I'm waiting for. But those keepsake bottles do offer more ceremony than just a pull on the tap.

 

[zoebisch01]

That's always been my approach. Anything high gravity gets bottled.

 

[cheezydemon]

I intend to bottle a little of every batch. They make good gifts too!

 

[mansf7720]

Bottling from a keg sounds easier, is there any drawback? Do you have to slightly overcarb to account for the unpressurized headspace in the bottle?

Is there a significant difference in flavor between a bottle that is sugar primed and aged and a bottle that is force carbed and then aged? Very few of us may have done this side by side comparison, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Did anyone answer this question. I read through the thread and did not see a direct answer. This has been my #1 question about my kegging dreams.

 

[Jonnio]

Bottling from a keg is a lot easier IMO. I even kegged my batch of wine last night and bottled from it. When I got sick of filling bottles I set the keg aside and said I will finish later when I have more time. As far as flavor, that I can't comment on, but I HIGHLY doubt there is a difference.

One thing I am confused on is why long term storage everyone bottles. I keep a couple cases of bottles in a rotation and would rather have a keg tied up then the bottles. Maybe bottles are easier to come by, but a keg is only 15-20 so it isn't like your tying up a $50 vessel.

 

[mansf7720]

Bottling from a keg is a lot easier IMO. I even kegged my batch of wine last night and bottled from it. When I got sick of filling bottles I set the keg aside and said I will finish later when I have more time. As far as flavor, that I can't comment on, but I HIGHLY doubt there is a difference.

One thing I am confused on is why long term storage everyone bottles. I keep a couple cases of bottles in a rotation and would rather have a keg tied up then the bottles. Maybe bottles are easier to come by, but a keg is only 15-20 so it isn't like your tying up a $50 vessel.

Yeah I agree. Given all of this, when you bottle from a keg, do you have to do anything special or just make sure that is carbed via keg (with the proper CO2 for 7-10 days) before you bottle it. In other words, if the keg beer is fully carbed can you can just bottle it, fridge it, and drink it whenever you are thirsty?

 

[Jonnio]

Yeah I agree. Given all of this, when you bottle from a keg, do you have to do anything special or just make sure that is carbed via keg (with the proper CO2 for 7-10 days) before you bottle it. In other words, if the keg beer is fully carbed can you can just bottle it, fridge it, and drink it whenever you are thirsty?

Yes, as long as your careful while filling so that you don't let all the CO2 out while bottling.

 

[mansf7720]

Yes, as long as your careful while filling so that you don't let all the CO2 out while bottling.

Fair enough, is there an easy way to do this?

Sorry to be a pain, as you can tell I am new to whole kegging scene.

 

[Jonnio]

Fair enough, is there an easy way to do this?

Sorry to be a pain, as you can tell I am new to whole kegging scene.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=24678

 

[menschmaschine]

Even as I embark on kegging...

I'd be interested to see your take on the differences between the two. I recently had the financial opportunity to get into kegging (birthday), but after researching it, just couldn't see the cost-benefit. I didn't have a problem with the equipment costs and maintaining a CO2 supply isn't much different than maintaining a corn sugar and bottle cap supply. But when I saw what was involved with regular maintenance of the system and then cleaning/sanitizing the lines, etc. between kegs, I figured that per batch, I would spend more time maintaining a keg system than I would in a 3-4 hour bottling session (10-12 gallons). And since I sanitize the bottles in the dishwasher, apart from rinsing after use, there isn't much maintenance once the beer is in the bottle.

I'm keeping an open mind to kegging though... just decided against it for now.