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Old 12-05-2004, 06:31 PM
Michael Cuell
 
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Re: Bottling after Carbonation

Dono wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I've been doing 5 Gal batches and force carbonating them in Kornys. Then
> using the keg-o-rator to serve it. Every once in a while I like to take
> some on the road for friends and family. I have a few swing-top bottles I
> like to use. Sometimes I use a growler if I know it's all gonna go. The only
> problem with this is filling them from the tap. It's kind of a pain when it
> foams up and of coarse I'm losing a bunch of carbonation. Does anyone have
> any tips for traveling my suds? I've seen the ads for "counter pressure"
> fillers. The ads make it look like it may work but I don't know anyone who
> has one to find out. Any advise would be greatly appreciated before I go out
> and spend another $50. (Thats like 4 batches of beer!) Thanx ahead of time.
>
> -Dono[/color]

If you get the keg really cold and push the beer with the minimum of
pressure, you should be able to fill the bottles without having too much
foam.

Michael
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