Your home brew is done fermenting and it’s time to start bottling the culmination of your time and effort. Now for those of us who have a couple of brews under their belts this seems relatively easy. But for an inexperienced brewer bottling your first beer can be a little intimidating. You might be wondering how full do I fill my bottles or how do I bottle without making a mess. Bellow are some tips for making sure the your first bottling day is a success.
The Set Up: If you have a dishwasher place your fermenter above the dishwasher on the counter and open the dishwasher door making sure that it is fully extended. The dishwasher door will act as a drip tray and should catch any drips from the bottle filler.
How Much Beer Per Bottle: A general guideline is to fill the bottle to the top. Due to displacement caused by the bottle filler roughly one inch of space will be left once the bottling device is removed leaving the perfect amount of space for carbonation to occur.
After filling each bottle and adding the appropriate amount of sugar or carbonation drops proceed to tighten the cap as tight you can before turning the bottle upside down several times. Once your brew is bottled store in a dark place like a cupboard at room temperature.