The picture on the left shows a device I ordered to make bottling simple and reduces the chance of bubbling. It is called the Little Bottler and has a cut off valve to allow you to easily stop the brew flowing into the bottle.
As you can see in the centre picture shows how easy it is to fill the bottles with just one hand, I've held the bottle at a slight angle to reduce the air getting in by letting the brew slide down the inside of the bottle.
And the picture on the right was the first bottle that I filled, you need to leave a gap at the top of the bottle to ensure there is room for the brew to ferment any of the priming sugar... albeit I did leave a bit too much gap on that one.
I've marked this bottle just so I can enjoy that one as my first bottle of 'Home Brew'.
So after filling all the bottles, which for this I have used 21 x 1 Litre bottles, there we have it.. now it stays in the cupboard for a few days again at a steady temperature just to allow any final fermentation to take place.
Once it's been in the cupboard for 3-4 days it will be transfered to somewhere cool, the shed will be ideal for this and this will allow the brew to settle and clear. Although it can be drank in around a weeks time from now, it's best left for a few weeks and longer if possible... as if that's going to happen!
And now everything has been cleaned and ready to start again, unfortunately I need to wait a while as am away for the next week.
But as soon as I get home, I will be purchasing another cider kit, might go for a pear flavoured one next time!
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