On Feb 15, 4:46 pm, Barry <d...@spam.me> wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi All,
>
> I recently got a starter brewing kit and my first brew is bubbling away
> nicely. In a couple of days I have to bottle it. My question is: I got a
> siphoning tube with the kit but the fermenting barrel also has a tap at
> the bottom; which should I use for tranferring the beer to bottles (and
> why?).
>
> Also, if siphoning, what is the technique? do you ensure the bottom of
> the siphoning tube is just under the top of the beer in the barrel or
> near the bottom?
>
> TIA for any advice.
>
> Barry.[/color]

Near the bottom, but out of the trub. Get an auto-siphon. It's a great
thing:
[url]http://www.northernbrewer.com/siphon.html[/url]