Bottling after barrel?
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Waylander87
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I did this so I could take a few bottles of beer to a BBQ - I've since decided kegs aren't that useful given their poor transportation options!
Whilst I didn't add any more priming sugar to the bottles, this was only because I was drinking them a few hours later.
If I was doing it longer term, I would have probably added ~1/2 tsp of sugar to the bottles and seen how that went.
I'm actually just experimenting with re-fermenting some elderflower champagne as it didn't taste right (like it wasn't quite fermented fully). 50/50 chance of it being better I guess! Added 1tbsp to the Demijohn, 1tsp wine yeast, stirred and crossed fingers. Similar concept to what you're thinking of doing with beer I guess!
Whilst I didn't add any more priming sugar to the bottles, this was only because I was drinking them a few hours later.
If I was doing it longer term, I would have probably added ~1/2 tsp of sugar to the bottles and seen how that went.
I'm actually just experimenting with re-fermenting some elderflower champagne as it didn't taste right (like it wasn't quite fermented fully). 50/50 chance of it being better I guess! Added 1tbsp to the Demijohn, 1tsp wine yeast, stirred and crossed fingers. Similar concept to what you're thinking of doing with beer I guess!
Tankboi
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I've done this once or twice and agree with above, the longest I'd leave it after barrel to bottle would be 48hrs max (mine lost all carb after). Adding sugar to the bottles didn't seem to do much either for me but assumed my beer was too far along to pick up any more sugars.
Why not try mini kegs? I picked one up from one of the sponsors for £5 ish batch prime in the barrel then fill the keg. Right pain to clean out and I've heard it said the beer lasts about a week once used.
But I did enjoy using mine should fit in most fridges too.
Why not try mini kegs? I picked one up from one of the sponsors for £5 ish batch prime in the barrel then fill the keg. Right pain to clean out and I've heard it said the beer lasts about a week once used.
But I did enjoy using mine should fit in most fridges too.
for the help guys. i think ill just leave this one in the barrel, and the next batch will go to bottles.
