Bottling a batch of Home Brew Beer

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A lot of new brewers study up and get as far as brewing a batch of beer and freak out when it comes time to bottle it. I hope to explain some of the little details here.

Channel: Film & Animation
Uploaded: January 3, 2007 at 2:19 pm
Author: BobbyFromNJ

Length: 00:06:03
Rating: 4.66
Views: 20718

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blowmax6 (August 18, 2008 at 11:56 pm)
you need a bottle filler and a bench caper - well worth the money

but your right - I'm about ready to switch to a kegging system, but it is quite a bit of money to spend
BobbyFromNJ (August 19, 2008 at 9:06 am)
I bought a bottle filler and bench capper shortly after making the video but only used them once before starting kegging. No looking back now!
rick810 (May 8, 2008 at 3:20 pm)
Did you put any cornstarch in the bottles before you filled them?
BobbyFromNJ (May 8, 2008 at 5:43 pm)
Corn Starch? I think you mean corn sugar (dextrose). It gets boiled into some water and mixed into the whole batch of beer before filling the bottles.
BrainLazy (April 3, 2008 at 5:25 pm)
It depends on the brand of washer. Most US washers have a heating element in the bottom while most Euro washers use hot water jets instead. There is some cross over so it's best to confirm for your specific washer, but if it uses hot water and not a heating element then it is probably plastic-safe.
WISDOMPRODUCTI0NS (February 16, 2008 at 2:31 pm)
Hey dude, thanks for posting very helpful. I have the exact same capper, do you use regular brown threaded beer bottles or "corona" style bottles that require an opener? Thanks man
BobbyFromNJ (February 17, 2008 at 10:18 am)
The threaded bottles will not work without a "bench capper". Wing cappers require that large ring of glass up on the neck to grab onto. Corona, Sam Adams, and most other craft brew style bottles work well. They are thicker glass too so less chance of breakage.
WISDOMPRODUCTI0NS (February 20, 2008 at 9:48 am)
Hey Bobby, thats for getting back to me. So I just wanna be sure, the red capper that appears in this video will not work with regular, threaded beer bottles? The girl at the store said it would, be she was young and I fear she had no clue what she was saying. I have to bottle my cream ale today. Thanks man.
3ltomo (January 12, 2008 at 2:34 pm)
Did you use a plastic or glass carboy? if plastic how well did it turn out?
BobbyFromNJ (January 13, 2008 at 11:14 am)
It's a PET carboy (Better Bottle). It came out great. I've never used glass.