Bottling Question

[CatsCradle]

Hi everyone! Hoping to bottle some of my cider soon. My question is do I need to use a bottling bucket? I plan to bottle some uncarbonated back-sweetened cider. Could I just auto-siphon directly from the secondary fermentor to my individual bottles and cut out the bottling bucket? Also just generally why should I use a bottling bucket?

 

[Maylar]

I used a soup pot as a bottling bucket when I first started.

 

[ATLBeer]

When I bottled, I used a bucket with a spout for gravity feed and to rack the beer out of a primary fermenter.

You can skip it if your cider is clear and you have good reflexes. GL

 

[Rick Stephens]

This thread is useless without video. I want to see bottling with an auto syphon

 

[Maylar]

This thread is useless without video. I want to see bottling with an auto syphon

The tricky part is to get the siphon started. Two people, one to press the bottling wand into a bottle and the other to pump the siphon. Once the first bottle is done the rest flow easily. BTDT.

 

[CatsCradle]

The tricky part is to get the siphon started. Two people, one to press the bottling wand into a bottle and the other to pump the siphon. Once the first bottle is done the rest flow easily. BTDT.

Ok great thanks so much!

 

[CatsCradle]

When I bottled, I used a bucket with a spout for gravity feed and to rack the beer out of a primary fermenter.

You can skip it if your cider is clear and you have good reflexes. GL

Great thanks for the advice !

 

[bobtheUKbrewer2]

I jug out of the fermenter and pour into bottles using a funnel. I THINK this releases CO2 from the beer which flushes out the air and the 1 inch headspace above the beer is all CO2 I THINK....