Bottling Beer From the Tap on the iGulu F1 (or other CO2 kegging systems)

All in one brewing systems like the iGulu F1 are a great way to get into temperature controlled fermentation and kegging, all with one machine. But when your keg is also your fermenter, how do you start brewing your next batch with good beer still left in your keg? Today we'll discuss all that you need to bottle beers (or fill growlers) from the tap of the iGulu, keezers, or any other CO2 kegging system.
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[@bartdegroof4783]

Tip to reduce foaming in the bottle: precool your bottles or use some ice in your starsan mixture to precool them!

[@5minutebrewery]

Great tip, this also makes me wonder about making Star San ice cubes which is certainly a waste of time, but a fun idea

[@daveshopfenstube]

Good video! I bottled simlarily for a while before I got my counter pressure filler. I found it always easier if the pressure is very low, like 5 PSI. I don't know if that's possible with the iGulu. If the bottles planned to be stored longer periods of time, I'd purge with CO2 and some tube that I'd run into the bottle for a couple of seconds before filling, that way the oxidation is reduced by a lot.

[@Kuemmel234]

I don't think it's worth the effort if you do have the equipment, but maybe it's better to introduce the CO2 after the bottle is closed by adding a few grams of sugar?
It's interesting how different we do it here in Germany. Most beer is sold in bottles which have a deposit on them - if you regularly drink beer, you usually get it in crates of 24 bottles (either 0.33 or 0.5L - 12/16fl.oz). So if you want to brew, you get one or two crates of the swing top variant and fill directly from the finished initial/primary fermentation with a bit more sugar (depending on the recipe like ~5g/L?). So no cask, no capping, it's straight forward.
However it's definitely not as controllable, gotta be careful about having finished primary and and there are some surprise bottles (always open in a sink), but I personally do really enjoy the variation - some turn out more sweet, others just explode with foam. I still haven't bought a lot of expensive equipment, because I can literally brew with a decent induction stove, a few pots and a plastic tub.

[@5minutebrewery]

That’s a good idea for long term storage for sure! I do enjoy having clear beer though, so bottling without any residual yeast to worry about getting stirred up is a benefit for me.
I’ve heard about bottle deposits before, definitely interesting. Those swing top bottles are cool too, I see them in bottle shops around here sometimes but never any high volume.

[@ElementaryBrewingCo]

Have you tried making your own beer in the iGulu yet?

[@5minutebrewery]

I’ve got a pale ale brewed all grain that is conditioning now, so should be putting a video out on that soon!