"Jay Seigfreid" <jseigfreid@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> If you leave too little head space in the bottle, the beer will not
> properly
> carbonate. I don't know why, but it won't.
>
> I use a bottle filler and find when it is withdrawn, there is just the
> right amount of headspace.
>
> Keep it simple, keep it home made, relax, have a home brew. . . or
> something
> like that.
> Jay[/color]

That my be so. Never tried to find out because I use a filler wand too.
However, I know when filling 5L mini kegs, T-A-D, or Party Pigs, you need to
use about 1/3 less priming sugar to achieve the same results as bottles. I
know the percentage of head space on these containers is smaller than that
of a 12 oz bottle, but I couldn't say if the smaller amount of priming sugar
is due to the larger volume of brew, the smaller percentage of head space,
or a combination of the two.

Mark R