0:00 – Intro
1:03 – Sanitizing
2:01 – Making priming sugar
2:27 – Starting a siphon
4:31 – Bottling your beer
6:10 – Capping your beer
7:22 – Carbonating your beer
This video is a visual accompaniment to the bottling steps in our Guide to Craft Brewing: https://craftabrew.com/beerguide
Bottling your beer is an important step in the homebrewing process. Not only does beer become carbonated, but it also undergoes additional aging and maturation in bottles.
Here’s what you’ll need to bottle a gallon of homebrew:
Racking cane & filter tip OR mini auto-siphon
Racking Cane
Mini Auto Siphon
Transfer tubing & tube clamp
Transfer Tubing
Beer Line Clamp
Sanitizing solution
Sanitizer Pack (One Step)
A large pot with a lid (at least 1 gal capacity)
2 Gallon Stainless Steel Brew Kettle
2 tablespoons White table sugar (or our pre-packed priming sugar)
Priming Sugar
Bottles & caps (ten 12oz bottles or eight 16oz bottles per gallon)
Bottling Equipment
Deluxe Bottling Kit: https://craftabrew.com/products/beer-bottling-kit
Capping Kit: https://craftabrew.com/products/beer-bottle-capper
Flip Top Bottles: https://craftabrew.com/products/flip-top-beer-bottles
Bottle Caps: https://craftabrew.com/products/beer-bottle-caps