Any folks out there bottling uncarbonated beer (followed by bottle conditioning)? If so, what are you doing to mitigate headspace oxygen?
Just looking for ideas--we'll be bottling a small number of 750s "by hand" with a single-head filler. So far I've got the following thoughts:
- fill high
- oxygen-scavenging crowns (though from what numbers I've seen I think they can only absorb the oxygen in ~1 mL of air, at most)
- either purge the bottle with CO2 prior to filling, or purge the headspace with CO2 after filling, then cap quickly
Just looking for ideas--we'll be bottling a small number of 750s "by hand" with a single-head filler. So far I've got the following thoughts:
- fill high
- oxygen-scavenging crowns (though from what numbers I've seen I think they can only absorb the oxygen in ~1 mL of air, at most)
- either purge the bottle with CO2 prior to filling, or purge the headspace with CO2 after filling, then cap quickly
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