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Beer gun
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:57 pm
by Graham.C
Hey Guys,
How do you fill bottles from your kegs? I like making beers with thick heads, but it's quite the headache when I go to bottle off the kegs (no pun intended). A Blichmann beer gun seems expensive, but a nifty way of reducing the foam problem. (
http://www.ibrew.com.au/html/equipment/ ... erGun.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) Anyone have a DIY solution?
Re: Beer gun
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:05 pm
by mr x
I pop the relief and fill at about 2 psi. Seems to work for the most part.
Re: Beer gun
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:59 pm
by Tony L
I do love my Beer Gun. Makes bottling so much easier.
Re: Beer gun
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:54 pm
by chalmers
mgc wrote:Hey Guys,
How do you fill bottles from your kegs? I like making beers with thick heads, but it's quite the headache when I go to bottle off the kegs (no pun intended). A Blichmann beer gun seems expensive, but a nifty way of reducing the foam problem. (
http://www.ibrew.com.au/html/equipment/ ... erGun.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) Anyone have a DIY solution?
Check this thread:
http://www.brewnosers.org/forums/viewto ... +gun#p7241
Short version: picnic tap with a racking cane shoved in the end. Reduce pressure to ~5psi. Fill until foam overflows, cap on foam.
Re: Beer gun
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 7:02 pm
by sleepyjamie
chalmers wrote:mgc wrote:Hey Guys,
How do you fill bottles from your kegs? I like making beers with thick heads, but it's quite the headache when I go to bottle off the kegs (no pun intended). A Blichmann beer gun seems expensive, but a nifty way of reducing the foam problem. (
http://www.ibrew.com.au/html/equipment/ ... erGun.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) Anyone have a DIY solution?
Check this thread:
http://www.brewnosers.org/forums/viewto ... +gun#p7241
Short version: picnic tap with a racking cane shoved in the end. Reduce pressure to ~5psi. Fill until foam overflows, cap on foam.
i've built this an it works great. its super cheap! i've had bottles last up to 10 days in it.
Re: Beer gun
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:17 pm
by Keggermeister
I slide a tube over my tap. 1/2" clear tubing works. I fill growlers with it, not bottles.
Re: Beer gun
Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:15 am
by GAM
sleepyjamie wrote:chalmers wrote:mgc wrote:Hey Guys,
How do you fill bottles from your kegs? I like making beers with thick heads, but it's quite the headache when I go to bottle off the kegs (no pun intended). A Blichmann beer gun seems expensive, but a nifty way of reducing the foam problem. (
http://www.ibrew.com.au/html/equipment/ ... erGun.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) Anyone have a DIY solution?
Check this thread:
http://www.brewnosers.org/forums/viewto ... +gun#p7241
Short version: picnic tap with a racking cane shoved in the end. Reduce pressure to ~5psi. Fill until foam overflows, cap on foam.
i've built this an it works great. its super cheap! i've had bottles last up to 10 days in it.
I use the same thing with no stopper. My beer, except for stout, would be concidered under carbed by most.
Sandy