bottling question from newby

[topgear]

hi is the correct air space when bottling beer 20mm???

 

[Sussex Hopburner]

Yep- something like that

 

[topgear]

its just that i read somewhere it makes a big difference to carbonation I use corny s but its nice to do a few bottles as well but results seem to vary in the same batch of beer :wha:

 

[Dunfie]

Yes, you don't want too much space so that you end up with a load of oxygen in the gap but you also don't want to have the gap too small as there is a risk that there will be too much pressure building up in the small gap.

So anywhere between 10-25mm is usually fine.

 

[topgear]

thanks dunfie been kegin n bottlen all day, time to eat n sample :

 

[Tony]

I've found that with a 'little bottler' I can fill to the brim (well almost) and then remove the bottler - gives me a perfect and equal amount of space in all bottles.

Great little invention!
:thumb:

 

[Sussex Hopburner]

I've found that with a 'little bottler' I can fill to the brim (well almost) and then remove the bottler - gives me a perfect and equal amount of space in all bottles.

Great little invention!
:thumb:

I find the little bottler very slow. I now use a length of tube and turn the tap. Its a bit messier but a whole load quicker.