Easier bottling

[JamesF]

Bottling suits me for all sorts of reasons, but on Sunday I filled over 120 bottles and I can't deny it was pretty tedious. So I've been idly looking for alternative bottle-filling methods.

I see Brew UK do a three-bottle filler, but the feedback is mixed. I can see how it works I think though I can't work out how the syphons are primed. Has anyone tried it?

Are there any other options for bottling that aren't hideously expensive?

James

[bquiggerz]

Make your own? Some syphons, bottling wands and a piece of wood?

[LeeH]

I use the Blichmann beer gun. It's awesome.

[chris2012]

Yup I'll second that, works a treat, I just put the priming sugar in the keg, shake it, and beer gun the beer into bottles.

[sbond10]

I find it a lot easier with 2 or 3 people. I've also considered 2 taps on an fv 2 wands away we go

[JonoT]

I find it a lot easier with 2 or 3 people. I've also considered 2 taps on an fv 2 wands away we go

That's exactally what I've done. I've got 2 wands so fill 2 bottles at a time. I also invite a couple of friends, apply them with beer and they help bottle, makes a fun evening, well as fun as it can be!

JonoT

[Mr. Dripping]

Way beyond my technical scope, but this may be of interest to you.
http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/p ... ng-system/

[sbond10]

I find it a lot easier with 2 or 3 people. I've also considered 2 taps on an fv 2 wands away we go

That's exactally what I've done. I've got 2 wands so fill 2 bottles at a time. I also invite a couple of friends, apply them with beer and they help bottle, makes a fun evening, well as fun as it can be!

JonoT

Is that on a standard 23 litre fv any pics ?

[JamesF]

Those who are using several bottling wands at the same time, do you fill all the bottles at the same time (eg with the wands held in a block of wood or something) and hope they all have the same flow rate, or are they separate? If the latter and you're bottling by yourself, do you just use each one independently and make sure they don't "catch up with each other"?

James

[LeeH]

Yup I'll second that, works a treat, I just put the priming sugar in the keg, shake it, and beer gun the beer into bottles.

I force carb then squirt it in.

[JonoT]

Those who are using several bottling wands at the same time, do you fill all the bottles at the same time (eg with the wands held in a block of wood or something) and hope they all have the same flow rate, or are they separate? If the latter and you're bottling by yourself, do you just use each one independently and make sure they don't "catch up with each other"?

James

I have both wands fixed to my bottling pan. I syphon from fermenter into bottling pan and there add priming sugar and have on edge of table and then fill 2 bottles at a time. That way I can stop either one as soon its full. I find that they fill at different rates!