Bottling device and method

An apparatus for packaging a beverage item comprising:

• a sealed container body having a closed bottom, a top, a sidewall, an opening upper face aligned adjacent said top and having threads, wherein said bottom, top, and sidewall define a spatially-confined interior free of a threaded neck;
• a single use buoyant hollow rod body having a continuous cylindrical planar body being rigidly non-bending and removably aligned within said spatially-confined interior in a storage position;
• and
• a disposable removable elongated cap fitting forming said sealed, closed arrangement with said top about said threads in a closed position and having a sufficient height adapted to enclose at least a length of a distal end of said hollow rod body above said container top and housed within said cap height, and thereby substantially mates with said threads in said closed position, and
• wherein said single use buoyant hollow rod body being removably biased in said container body, and wherein said apparatus transfers said hollow rod from said spatially-confined interior area in an unbiased position to a biased position substantially above said upper face breaking said sealed, closed arrangement and exposing said hollow rod in a single-use operating position.