Filling bottles from keg??

[Boardman]

Can anyone tell me how long your beer will stay carbonated ,when you fill a couple bottles from your taps? I have a number of people that want to try some of my beer , and I think this would easier than at kegging time!!!!

Cheers

[Tony L]

I use a beer gun when filling my bottles and doing it that way it usually lasts a few months. The reason I say that is
because the only time I use the gun is when filling for competitions. I save a few brews for my own sampling and it usually
takes a few months for the score sheets to make it to my door so I can review the beer I saved as I read the sheets.

Just from the tap, I wouldn't let it go too long. It will eventually oxidize.

[Boardman]

Cool thanks

[Graham.C]

If you let it foam up over the top before capping you will significantly reduce the O2 in the bottle since foam is mostly CO2.

[bluenose]

You probably already know, but I thought I would add that it helps to turn the keg serving pressure down to almost nothing (prevents foaming)

[sleepyjamie]

put the bottles in the freezer for 10 min before hand. keeps them cold and reduced heat exchange which can cause foaming as well

[know1]

and it doesn't hurt to purge your chilled bottles with CO2 immediately before filling to reduce oxygen exposure

[Boardman]

Thanks guys

[CorneliusAlphonse]

Sometimes sacrificing a goat to the beer gods will help

[Dirt Chicken]

Sometimes sacrificing a goat to the beer gods will help

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[Juniper Hill]

Do you guys use the Blickman Beer Gun or the racking cane in a small stopper method?

[mattvincent24]

i use the racking cane and small stopper technique. Works well, not much foaming, stays well carbed. That being said the longest i've ever went was 3 weeks just as a test and it was fine.

[LeafMan66_67]

I use a small piece of racking cane with stopper. Works well with the pressure turned right down. Bottles have sat for a month or two with no negative affects.

[Jimmy]

I use a small piece of racking cane with stopper. Works well with the pressure turned right down. Bottles have sat for a month or two with no negative affects.

I'm with you on this. Can't justify buying a beer gun when this method is so easy and seems to work just fine.

[Graham.C]

I skip the small stopper and it seems to work fine. I rest the racking cane in sanitizing solution while I cap and have yet to see an infection. Although sometimes its slightly undercarbed, although that may have just been the first couple times I did it.