I have my beer in a bottling bucket that I haven’t used before and i just notice the spigot has just a wide circuler area the beer come out. There is no barb to attach a bottling hose,etc.
So I am not sure what to do. Is it a big deal if i just put my bottles under the spigot and just fill it witout a bottle filler from the bottom up? I know you’re not supposed to get any air in bottles. is there any other ideas? I already have the beer in buck so I can’t change spigots.
That is about the worst luck I’ve heard of. The day can be saved. Pouring beer into the bottles with this spigot would definitely oxidize the beer. Your best alternative is to siphon the beer into the bottles. A clamp on the hose to shut off the flow after each bottle is filled would help greatly.
Next time you are at your local home brew shop (LHBS) pick up new spigot that a hose will fit onto. It will make one step of bottling easier. A small clamp is good insurance if the vinyl tubing does not fit snug.