Bottling Your Own Beer Requires Organization
If you are about to start brewing beer from the comfort of your home, you will quickly discover that there are several steps necessary to make it a successful event. One of the most important steps in getting your beer ready to drink is the bottling process.
It looks simple enough, but if it is not done correctly you might end up with a beer that does not taste as good as you want it to. There are several things you can do to ensure that your beer is correctly bottled.
The number one thing you can do to be sure that your home made beer is bottled properly is to be organized. Make sure that all of the tools that you are going to use the caps, corn sugar, sanitizer, bottle capper, and measuring cup are neatly laid out well before you are to bottle your beer. This will eliminate any hold ups as you get ready for this most-important step.
Also, save time and space by using larger bottles and flip tops. Try to use as many 22 oz. bottles as possible, otherwise you will find yourself looking for more places to keep your 12 oz. bottles. It is amazing how much space they can take up.
If you are going to be an avid beer brewer, you really ought to invest in a bottle filler as well. These valuable gadgets simply attach to your bottling hose, all you have to do is push down on it to fill your bottle and the bottle filler is built to do the rest.
Once you stop applying pressure, the beer will stop flowing. A bottle filler tool will save you time, energy and aggravation. It will definitely be worth the small amount of money that you will have to pay for it.
As you are probably well aware, sanitizing your items is one of the most important steps you will take when brewing your beer. This also applies to the bottling aspect of beer brewing. Always use a product that has been proven to clean thoroughly, something like an oxygen sanitizing cleanser.
You will find that you are saving a lot of time by not having to boil everything you use to bottle the beer. All you have to do is soak your caps and supplies in a small amount of sanitizer and let the powerful liquid do the cleaning for you.
Some other things that you can do to make your bottling a success, are keeping your cases or bottle holders next to where you are bottling and using a bottle drainer tree to both sanitize and dry your bottles. Most home-brewers would be quick to agree that bottling is by far the least exciting part of the entire beer making process.
The ultimate goal is to make it as quick and as easy as possible, so that you can enjoy your fresh beer as soon as possible. If you follow these steps and stay organized you are nearly guaranteed to do just that.
I like the steps which are very simple ,every one buy the beer from outside by following this method and organisation we can have the thrill that can be made from home itself.
Comment by sirisha — January 28, 2010 @ 11:12 am