Mothman
Well-Known Member
I'm hoping to bottle my second ever homebrew batch this weekend.
My first batch bottling attempt was a mess... Sucked up a bunch of crud... Air bubbles... Loss of siphon... Made a mess... And I want to do better this time.
I'm going to have my SWMBO with me this time as an extra set of hands, and will make sure I have more time so as to not be rushed.
I'll be using an autosiphon.
But, a question for those with experience...
When siphoning from the primary bucket to the bottling bucket, do you folks typically hold the siphon input such that it is slightly below the surface and move it down as the beer drains?
Or do you lower it down near the bottom right from the start, trying to judge the depth so the tip is just above the trub?
Or, do you put the tip right down to the bottom of the bucket, and just allow it to suck up a bit of trub right near the intake and don't worry about it, figuring it'll settle out in the bottles anyways?
Or some other technique?
My first batch bottling attempt was a mess... Sucked up a bunch of crud... Air bubbles... Loss of siphon... Made a mess... And I want to do better this time.
I'm going to have my SWMBO with me this time as an extra set of hands, and will make sure I have more time so as to not be rushed.
I'll be using an autosiphon.
But, a question for those with experience...
When siphoning from the primary bucket to the bottling bucket, do you folks typically hold the siphon input such that it is slightly below the surface and move it down as the beer drains?
Or do you lower it down near the bottom right from the start, trying to judge the depth so the tip is just above the trub?
Or, do you put the tip right down to the bottom of the bucket, and just allow it to suck up a bit of trub right near the intake and don't worry about it, figuring it'll settle out in the bottles anyways?
Or some other technique?