You are new to this hobby, aren't you? It's a bitch to keep up with the bottles. You have to be religious about cleaning them out... and right away. And don't leave them on the counter or SWMBO will get tired of them and put them in the recycling bin. Assuming my bottles are clean, I still need to santize them. Bottling from start to finish takes at least an hour. I can be done with kegging in less than half that time.I'm only just finished my third batch, but bottling's not a problem at all for me. Maybe kegging is way easier, but bottling's not bad.... stuff said about process... Going forward, the bottles are delabeled already, so that's one less step. All nice, clean bottles. I don't get what all the fuss is about.
Cleaning Bottles
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 04:58 PM
#22
Posted 14 June 2010 - 05:31 PM
1. spend 3 hours cleaning a 100 bottles because there is mold or something in them.2. sanitize 100 bottles3. rack to a bottling bucket4. 1 hour to bottle and another 1/2 hour to clean upI did 7 batches that way.Thats why I changed to kegging.Cheers,RichI'm only just finished my third batch, but bottling's not a problem at all for me. Maybe kegging is way easier, but bottling's not bad.1) When I bought bottled beer, I rinsed the bottles immediately and soaked 'em with hot water overnight, letting 'em dry.2) For delabeling, I soak 'em in Oxi Clean; gets most labels off pretty quickly (and serves to give 'em an extra clean).3) Come bottling day, I use the vinator/sulphiter to sanitize. Super easy. Stick 'em on the tree and they're ready to go.4) I have my friend (a homebrewer) or my wife help with bottling and capping (neither of them mind). Done. Not a big problem.Going forward, the bottles are delabeled already, so that's one less step. All nice, clean bottles. I don't get what all the fuss is about.
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 05:43 PM
#24
Posted 14 June 2010 - 06:23 PM
3 hours is 180 minutes. That's like 2 minutes per bottle (okay, 1 minute and 48 seconds per bottle). That is WAY too long. I spend closer to 10 seconds per bottle, using one of these:https://morebeer.com...d_Carboy_Washer Bottling day is something like:5 minutes boiling priming sugar and bottle caps10 minutes sanitizing bottling bucket, tubing, wand, etc., then emptying sanitizer into tub5 minutes racking beer into bottling bucket with priming sugar10 minutes rinsing 60 bottles10 minutes sanitizing 60 bottles in tub10 minutes filling 60 bottles with beer through the bottling wand10 minutes capping 60 bottleswhich is about 1 hour, and about the time it takes me to bottle a 5-6 gallon batch1. spend 3 hours cleaning a 100 bottles because there is mold or something in them.2. sanitize 100 bottles3. rack to a bottling bucket4. 1 hour to bottle and another 1/2 hour to clean upI did 7 batches that way.Thats why I changed to kegging.Cheers,Rich
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Posted 14 June 2010 - 07:13 PM
Edited by gnef, 14 June 2010 - 07:15 PM.
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Posted 15 June 2010 - 08:21 AM
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Posted 15 June 2010 - 11:47 AM
#28
Posted 15 June 2010 - 01:22 PM
Last time I did it about half my bottles had crud in them so Sat there rinsing and brushing (old school) over and over to get it all out. I was not a happy camper, it took most of the night. Plus I don't like having to wait another 2 weeks to carb and then another to clear in the fridge. Now I drink in about 3-5 weeks instead of 6 minimum.If I never bottle again I will be all too happy.Cheers,Rich3 hours is 180 minutes. That's like 2 minutes per bottle (okay, 1 minute and 48 seconds per bottle). That is WAY too long. I spend closer to 10 seconds per bottle, using one of these:https://morebeer.com...d_Carboy_Washer Bottling day is something like:5 minutes boiling priming sugar and bottle caps10 minutes sanitizing bottling bucket, tubing, wand, etc., then emptying sanitizer into tub5 minutes racking beer into bottling bucket with priming sugar10 minutes rinsing 60 bottles10 minutes sanitizing 60 bottles in tub10 minutes filling 60 bottles with beer through the bottling wand10 minutes capping 60 bottleswhich is about 1 hour, and about the time it takes me to bottle a 5-6 gallon batch
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Posted 16 June 2010 - 03:59 AM
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