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Home Brewing Tutorial: Two Simple Ways to Fill Bottles from a Keg

Two Simple Ways to Fill Bottles from a Keg There comes a time for every home brew that kegs that you need to get some kegged beer in a bottle. It might be that you need to fill a growler to take to a party or homebrew meeting. Perhaps you want to share a few bottles with a friend or submit an entry to a competition. There are a lot of sophisticated products like counter pressure fillers and beer guns that accomplish this specific goal. These generally run $70-$100 which seems like a lot to spend on something that simply puts beer in a bottle. Seeking a simpler and cheaper option I’ve come up with wo solutions using equipment most home brewers have on hand or cost very little. Method one: Picnic tap and bottling wand. For most home brewers you first brew day included purchased a home brew kit. These kits usually include the basic items needed including a way to bottle the finished beer. Enter the bottling wand. This wand is a hard plastic tube with has a spring loaded tip at the end that attaches to a bottling bucket. The wand allows you to dispense beer into the bottle by pressing the tip to the bottle of the bottle. This wand is the perfect size to fit into a picnic tap. Once you insert the wand into the picnic tap, simply attach the ball/pin lock side to the keg. Next, set your pressure to 2-4 PSI and dispense. Finally fill the bottle so you can cap on the foam to minimize oxidation. Method two: This is the method I use most often now. In this video I use Perlick 630 SS taps. For these taps a 5/16 ID by 7/16 OD (link below) I also have the Perlick 650SS flow control taps. These require a smaller hose. Simply sanitize and insert about 10 in of tubing into the tap. Next turn the psi to 2-4 insert the tube into a bottle and fully open the tap. As the bottle fills you can slowing lower the bottle so that you can fill the bottle completely. Once again cap on foam. A few things that you can do to minimize foaming. Cold is your friend. IF the beer is cold then you should be good. Even better, cool the bottles in the fridge/freezer. Keep the psi LOW. Between 2-4 psi should work well. Finally make sure the tap is wide open for both of these methods. All of these tips will help keep down the foam. Perlick 630SS Beer tap https://www.morebeer.com/products/per... Magnetic drip trays (Magnetic Tool tray) https://www.northerntool.com/shop/too... 5/16 ID 7/16 OD tubing https://www.amazon.com/I-D-D-Silicone... Bottling Wand https://www.morebeer.com/products/bot... Picnic Tap/Cobra tap https://www.morebeer.com/products/pla...