Written by Jeff Flowers/Translated by Nan Lin

译者按：上一篇的文章里我们介绍了咆哮啤酒壶的历史、文化、使用功能以及酒壶的材质。咆哮啤酒壶看上去很棒很酷，但是真正的啤酒极客除了频繁得使用啤酒壶，还会花时间很好得照顾他们自己的酒壶以及学习不同的灌酒方法。就像上一篇文章里的一句话说的那样：“仔细得保养和使用它们，它们也会照顾好你很多年。”这一期我们将继续介绍如何清洗啤酒壶以及如何灌装啤酒壶的方法。这一期的介绍里会有几个视频小链接，优酷的链接已经更新，墙内也可以看了。

Brew FAQ's: All About Growlers - youtube

Brew FAQ s All About Growlers -优酷网

视频链接：关于咆哮啤酒壶那些被问起的最多的问题

The Importance of Keeping Your Growler Clean

This should just be common sense, but you’d be surprised how many people don’t clean their growler after using it. If you fill a growler that wasn’t properly cleaned, then you won’t be able to experience the true flavors and aromas that the brewer intended.

In extreme circumstances of uncleanliness, mold and other nasty stuff may start to grow inside your growler. This is a sure bet that what you drink won’t taste right, or even be drinkable at all.

保持你的咆哮壶清洁的重要性

这听上去好像仅仅是常识，但你会惊讶有多少人在使用了他们的咆哮啤酒壶后而不去清洗它。如果咆哮啤酒壶没有得到正确操作的清洗，那么你将无法体验酿酒师希望你去体会啤酒真正的风味和香气。

在极端不卫生的情况下，霉菌或者其他不洁的东西会在你的咆哮啤酒壶中生长。如果真发生这样的情况的话，那么确信无疑的是你喝什么啤酒都会味道不对，甚至壶中的啤酒是不能直接饮用的。

How to Keep Your Growler Clean:

如何保持你的咆哮啤酒壶的洁净：

1.Rinse it Quick:

Directly after you pour the last of your beer, give it a rinse with hot water. If you can rinse it out pretty quickly after it’s finished, then that’s all you really have to do to get it clean and ready for the next fill.

1.快速的冲洗：

在倒出最后一滴啤酒后，直接用热水冲洗酒壶内部。如果你能在饮用之后很短时间里就用水冲洗它的话，那么真正需要你做的就是洗干净它并且准备下一次的灌装。

2.Detergents & Cleansers:

If you let the growler sit for awhile before rinsing it out, then you’ll want to use some sort of cleanser to help get it clean. If you do this, it is wise to not use a fat or oil-based soap. These will make it harder to completely rinse out, possibly leaving residuals behind that will, ultimately, ruin your next fill. If you have any homebrew cleansers sitting around your house, then I would recommend using those.

2.洗涤剂和清洁剂：

如果没有在饮用完啤酒后立刻清洗酒壶，那么你就需要使用某种形式的清洁剂来清洁啤酒壶。如果你这样做的话，明智的做法是不要使用脂肪或油基类的肥皂。这会更难以彻底冲洗瓶子，并且很有可能在瓶中留下残余物质，并最终毁了你下次的灌装。如果在你居住附近有一些啤酒家酿的地方提供清洁剂，那么我会建议你使用它。

3.Consider Using a Brush:

If it’s really nasty inside, then it may be best for you to use a brush to give it a good scrub. A carboy brush or baby-bottle brush will do the trick. However, it is not recommended that you use a brush with metal wires to clean a glass or ceramic growler, as it may damage the container.

3.考虑使用刷子：

如果酒壶内确实比较脏，那么给你最好的建议就是用一个刷子对酒壶内壁进行彻底擦洗。一个瓶刷或婴儿奶瓶刷就可以了。但是，不建议您使用金属丝刷清洁玻璃或陶瓷咆哮啤酒壶，因为那样可能会损坏容器。

4.Let it Air-Dry:

Now that you’ve cleaned out the inside, it’s best to just let it air dry. I will turn mine upside down and lean it against the wall at an angle to help expedite this process. If you try to dry the inside with a towel, then you will likely leave tiny fibers behind, which will affect the overall quality of your next fill. It would also be a giant pain to try to hand-dry the inside of a growler. So, pack some patience and let it dry on its own.

Depending on where you take it get filled, they should offer to sanitize it for you. If so, take them up on it. Even if you just got done cleaning it out, this extra sanitization will help ensure that you get the best tasting beer. Unfortunately, not all places will offer this to you, so it’s still wise to make sure your growler is clean and ready before you even leave your house. If you do find a place that offers it, then you should continue going back to them, as they clearly know how to handle a growler.

4.让酒壶自然风干：

现在你已经清理了酒壶的内部，接下来最好的办法就是让它自然风干。我会把瓶子倒扣过来，靠在墙边。酒壶与墙面稍微有一个角度来帮助加快风干的过程。如果你试图用毛巾擦干里面，那么你很可能会在酒壶内部留下细小的纤维毛，这样做会影响你下一次的灌装。试图用手去干燥啤酒壶的内部也将会使手部非常的疼痛。所以，多一些耐心，让自然风干吧。

你在哪家酒吧重新灌装酒壶，他们应该提供消毒服务。如果是这样的话，不妨让它们做就好啦。即使你刚刚完成酒壶的清洁，这个额外的消毒将有助于确保您获得最佳的啤酒口感。遗憾的是，不是所有的地方都会提供这个服务给你，所以，在离开家里之前，确保您的酒壶干净并准备好直接灌装仍然是明智之举。如果您发现一个地方提供清洁服务，那么你应该成为他们的回头客，因为他们清楚地知道如何打理清洁一个啤酒壶。

Growler Training 101: How to Clean and fill a Grolwer - youtube

Growler Training 101 How to Clean and fill a Grolwer - -优酷网

视频链接：关于咆哮啤酒壶的清洗和灌装

How to fill your glowers

Now that your beer growler is clean, you may be wondering what now? First you’ll need to find a place that fills them. Unfortunately, not every bar that serves draft beer will be willing to fill your growler. A simple internet search should give you a good idea of what establishments around you will fill it for you. I’ve also found that places that have a great selection of craft beer on tap will sometimes fill a growler, even if they don’t advertise it to the general public. Just ask the bartender at your favorite watering hole and see what their policy is. You may be surprised at how many places will do it.

Once you find a place that fills them, just bring in your growler, tell them what you’d like and then closely monitor how they fill it.

如何灌装你的咆哮啤酒壶

现在，你的啤酒壶已经清洁完成，你可能现在想下一步该做什么？首先，您需要找到一个可以灌装啤酒的地方。不幸的是，并不是每一个供应生鲜啤酒的酒吧都会愿意来给你的酒壶灌装啤酒。在互联网上简单搜索一下你居住附近有哪些酒吧愿意给你的酒壶灌装啤酒会是一个好主意。我还发现一些地方可以有很多不同精酿啤酒来选择灌满酒壶，即使他们并不是主动将这个信息公布给公众。只要告诉酒保你最喜欢的那种啤酒，看看他们的政策是什么，你可能会很惊喜得发现很多地方都可以这么做。

一旦发现了这些可以灌酒的地方，带上你的酒壶，告诉他们你想要什么，然后仔细观察他们是如何填将啤酒注满你的酒壶的。

Filling Methods

Filling your growler is more than just opening the cap and filling it up from the beer faucet. There’s a couple of ways you may notice your growler being filled.

灌装方式

给酒壶灌酒并不仅仅是打开盖子，从啤酒龙头直接接满一壶酒。你注意到有好几个方法可以来填满酒壶。

Bottom-Up Filling:

This is the more traditional method of filling a growler, and what you will see the most. The bartender will attach an extension tube to the faucet. This tube is then inserted into the growler and fills it from the bottom up, much like you would do when bottling your own homebrew. This method will lessen the overall amount of spillage and the filling time. Unfortunately, using a bottom-up filling tube may also increase the amount of oxygen inside your growler, leading it to go stale quicker than it should.

自下而上的填充方法：

这是一个填充酒壶比较传统的方法，而且是最常见的。酒保会将一个延长软管接到啤酒龙头上。然后将软管插入到酒壶底部，从下往上的方式注满啤酒，就像装瓶自己的家酿啤酒时那样操作的。这种方法将减少啤酒的溢出总量和操作时间。遗憾的是，采用自下而上软管注满啤酒的方式会增加酒壶内部的氧气，从而导致啤酒的新鲜感很快就没有了。（译者注：啤酒三大敌人，光照、氧气和温度）

Counter Pressure CO2 Filling:

Another method that may notice, is the use a counter pressure CO2 filler to help lessen the amount of oxygen. This system works by purging the oxygen out of the growler before it is filled. This helps prevent your beer from becoming oxidized, which will give you a little more time to drink it before it becomes stale.

反压二氧化碳灌装器：

这是你可能会注意到的另一种方法，是利用一个反压力二氧化碳填充器，帮助减少氧的含量。该系统的工作原理是在酒壶注满啤酒前，将啤酒壶中的氧气挤出。这有助于防止啤酒被氧化，这样做将会给啤酒保持一个更长时间的新鲜度创造条件。

How To use a Blichmann Beer Gun to bottle from a keg | Beer Geek Nation Homebrew -youtube

How To use a Blichmann Beer Gun to bottle from a keg Beer Geek Nation Homebrew-优酷网

视频链接：怎么使用Blichmann品牌的酒枪从一桶啤酒中灌装瓶装啤酒

Pouring it From the Tap:

This method of filling up your growler consists of putting the growler up to the beer faucet, and simply pouring the beer into the growler. As you could imagine, this is going to create a bunch of foam head, possibly leading to a lot of wasted beer and a big mess to clean up. Not to mention the degradation of the beer contained within the growler in the end. This is not a recommended method of filling up a growler, and should only be used as a last resort.

从酒头中直接倒酒

这个注满酒壶的方法包括两步，将酒壶凑到酒头上，简单的将啤酒直接灌入酒壶中。就像你能够想象的那样，这将在酒壶中造成大量的泡沫，很有可能导致很多啤酒的浪费，并且也难于清洗。更不要提最后将要灌满时啤酒品质的降低。这不是一个推荐的灌装酒壶的方法，应当只是在其他方法难以实施时的最后方案。

Safety Concerns

As fun as beer growlers can be, there are some safety issues that you need to be aware of. Mainly, an over-filled or over-pressurized growler does pose a risk of exploding in extreme circumstances, including both hot and cold temperatures. If you leave it in a hot car or forget about it in the freezer, then it’s likely that the growler will crack, shatter or explode as a result.

安全关注

咆哮啤酒壶虽然说非常有乐趣，但是你需要了解一些安全问题。主要问题是，过量填充或者压力过大的酒壶确实在极端情况下会有一定爆炸的风险，包括高温和低温的情况。如果你把它留在温度很高的车内或者把它遗忘在冰箱里，那么酒壶最后很可能的结果会开裂，破碎或爆炸。

Safety Tips:

Keep it at a Desirable Temperature:

First and foremost, treat your growler like you would treat a bottle or can of beer. Keep it cold in the fridge, and do your best to avoid extremely hot or cold temperatures.

安全提示：

保持在一个较佳的温度：

首先也是最重要的，就像处理瓶装或听装啤酒那样打理酒壶。把它放在冰箱里保持冰凉，并尽最大努力避免极热或极冷的温度。

Do Not Overfill:

You may be tempted to squeeze every single drop into the growler before sealing it. However, it’s recommended that you leave some space at the very top for the foam head. Most growlers will have a fill line etched into the side. If so, then it’s easy to know where to stop filling.

不要让酒溢出：

你可能会很希望在封装酒壶前再多灌一滴酒。但是，我们建议您在啤酒泡沫头部留有一定的空间。大多数酒壶将会在侧面有一条凿刻的刻度线。如果是这样的话，你很容易知道应该在哪里停止注酒。

Inspect Before You Fill:

As tedious as it may seem, before you take in your growler to be filled, it would be wise for you to look it over for any possible chips, cracks or dents on the container. Once filled, these may lead to further damage of your growler and/or the degradation of the beer inside.

在灌酒前检查酒壶：

看上去可能会比较单调乏味，在准备向酒壶里注入啤酒前，仔细检查容器上可能存在的缺口、裂纹或凹陷其实都是很明智的。如果存在上述的问题，那么一旦注满啤酒，这可能会导致咆哮啤酒壶的进一步损坏，或者是啤酒风味的受损，或者两者兼而有之。（完）

原文链接：Growlers 101: Why Every Beer Geek Should Own One

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Jeff Flowers has been a self-described beer geek for over a decade now. When he's not chasing his daughter around, you can usually find him drinking a fresh brew and wasting too much of his time on bothGoogle+&Twitter.