My words of reccomendation is simply that you don't sample too much of your
product(s) while bottling. Bottling takes coordination, and there are those
of us who have determined that we simply do not have the full coordination
required to do the bottling when under the affects of the glorious products.


LG

(Paul) wrote:

>I'm wondering if anyone has built a simple rack for holding the bottle
>securely while it is being filled, or what systems this group might
>suggest to make the process a little easier. I generally find myself
>alone in the basement when bottling...my wife isn't terribly
>interested in the hobby and my kids are too young to assist. I have
>an automatic bottle filler which works great, but I generally find
>myself wishing I had an extra hand or two to hold the bottles steady.
>Any quick ideas, gimmicks, tools or thoughts on this subject???
>
>Paul