I've always just batch primed in the Primary Fermentor, and bottled from there. However in my recent research into biab, I've read lots of opinions on how 'you should never do that'.
What's your opinion on needing a bottling bucket?
Just to be clear, my method is:
-dissolve priming sugar in boiled water, in the microwave.
-pour solution into Fermentor, stir gently so as to avoid disturbing turb.
-leave for 20/30 minutes.
-bottle.
Bottling bucket, or not?
Bottling bucket, or not?
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jack_c
Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
Unsure - never not used a bottling bucket. I biab and dry hop 70/80g in the primary, and there's a dump load of yeast/trub/hop matter left in the primary that doesn't make it to the bottling bucket. I siphon on to the priming sugar rather than boiling a solution.
Very little detritus makes it into the bottling bucket and my bottles are clear, apart from sediment that forms during conditioning.
My biab friend doesn't use a bottling bucket and definitely has more bits in his bottles (trub/dry hop matter) but I think that's technique, rather than the bucket itself.
Interested to hear other peoples mileage.
Edit: love the Dune signature norik...
Very little detritus makes it into the bottling bucket and my bottles are clear, apart from sediment that forms during conditioning.
My biab friend doesn't use a bottling bucket and definitely has more bits in his bottles (trub/dry hop matter) but I think that's technique, rather than the bucket itself.
Interested to hear other peoples mileage.
Edit: love the Dune signature norik...
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Addled Jim
Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
You can have a tap on a bottling bucket and use a "little bottler" attachment - makes batch priming and bottling so much easier
Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
I have a tap on my primary Fermentor, and I do use a Little Bottler.Addled Jim wrote:You can have a tap on a bottling bucket and use a "little bottler" attachment - makes batch priming and bottling so much easier
And thanks out jack_c, for the complement.
Litany For Beer
I must drink the Beer.
Beer is the mind-killer.
Beer is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my Beer.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the Beer has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
Hitchens's Razor:
"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."
I must drink the Beer.
Beer is the mind-killer.
Beer is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my Beer.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the Beer has gone there will be nothing.
Only I will remain.
Hitchens's Razor:
"What can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence."
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Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
I always dose the bottles.. but have had the odd dead one as a consequence, if you can mix a priming charge in well without disturbing the sediment or clarity in your primary FV Well done, and if it aint broke dont fix it 
me however i dont have those skills.
a bottling bucket is a sure fire way to avoid the odd unprimed bottle and ensuring consistancy but is extra cleaning and sanitation both on the way in and the way out of the job too..
me however i dont have those skills. a bottling bucket is a sure fire way to avoid the odd unprimed bottle and ensuring consistancy but is extra cleaning and sanitation both on the way in and the way out of the job too..
ist update for months n months..
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
Fermnting: not a lot..
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: Challenger smash, and a kit lager
Drinking: dry one minikeg left in the store
Coming Soon Lots planned for the near future nowt for the immediate
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chris.laws.54943
Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
Much prefer a bottling bucket. Less crap transferred. Can easily add the correct dose of sugar. Can hop-tea. It's an extra bit of washing up but generally more controllable for me.
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Rick_UK
Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
You can probably get away with it if using a flocculant yeast and you're careful. I prefer to rack it off though for reasons stated above.
Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
Ferment,transfer to secondary, leave until FG is reached,fine leave two more days,transfer to bottling vessel, add priming,stir to mix and then bottle/barrel.
Follow that and you will have crystal clear beer. Ignore fining if you are brewing stout or Biere blanche
Follow that and you will have crystal clear beer. Ignore fining if you are brewing stout or Biere blanche
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Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
+1 to transferring onto boiled solution of sugar + hop tea and using a little bottler.
The time it takes me to bottle and the amount of cursing has been significantly reduced since I've switched to this method...
The time it takes me to bottle and the amount of cursing has been significantly reduced since I've switched to this method...
Re: Bottling bucket, or not?
As I tend to make hoppy beers (huge dry hop) with non-flocculent S05 I use a bottling bucket and just transfer over on top of my solution of sugar then bottle using a little bottler. For a mild/ stout/ bitter I don't bother and just bottle direct from primary - never had any problems.