RobD6 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 So I have 2 fermenters on the go at the moment. One is the old style (not coopers) bubbler with the tap a couple of liters from the bottom. The second is a Coopers fermenter with the collar and the tap sits about 5 liters up. My question is, how do people bottle without losing 5L of the brew. Prop the back up a couple of days before bottling/from the start? or is that where people stop bottling? Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Some people chock the back up when bottling. I just lean it forward with one hand and leave very little beer behind. I crash chill my beer so, depending on the type of yeast, I tend to get a nice compacted trub at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainiac Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Same here. I have my fermenter sitting on another bucket to raise it up. Under the first bucket I have a piece of wood lifting up the back end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Same here. I have my fermenter sitting on another bucket to raise it up. Under the first bucket I have a piece of wood lifting up the back end Yep....i use an old phone book to tilt the FV, then tilt it by hand to get the last couple of bottles out. I also CC, which does compact the trub and i get virtually every drop out. The tap position is definitely to high and a real PITA. I have other FV's where the tap is only about 10mm off the bottom and i find that to be plenty of clearance. It will be interesting to see if Coopers change the design in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD6 Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thanks guys. Thought that was the case. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Ruddager Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I too chock (two thirds of the way through) and then manually tip to get the last two to three bottles. It helps to have it sitting on a surface with some overhang because the wand will be pointing back under whatever it's resting on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilboBaggins Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 I bulk prime and tip every last drop off the cake. [cool] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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