Thanks, Mike! Glad you enjoyed the video. Its always a fine line with these videos on being too informative vs not giving enough info. Glad you listen to the BN as well! We love supporting them. Cheers! Bryan
Hi there, I want to start bottling from my kegs but i am confused by the gas set up. The two way manifold is just a gas splitter in another form? The pressure of both gas to the beer gun and to keg will be regulated by the same regulator and therefore have the same pressure (2-5 psi ) is this sufficient (or too much) to push beer from the keg? Is a 2 way regulator not needed? Many thanks.
You are overthinking this. First you must pull the quick release on the keg so you can get the proper psi. After your beer is properly carbonated in the keg. Blow it off and dial in 3-5 psi on the regulator and you are ready to fill bottles.
The reason the bottle he filled at 0:25 foamed up so much is because of how slowly he opened the faucet. Not that I recommend filling bottles from a beer faucet, but I'm not sold on the beer gun. What does it do that other bottling methods don't? You can purge the head space with CO2 after filling? Big deal. I can make something that will do that for a lot less than $75.
Thanks for the comment! The big selling point of the beer gun and other counter pressure bottle fillers, is that they allow you to force carbonate your beer, and then bottle some off without losing any carbonation thus keeping the quality of your homebrew intact. Perfect for giving some to your friends, or if you are entering a competition. In terms of the price, yeah you could definitely piece something together for cheaper that effectively does the same thing. Some brewers enjoy having a pre-built setup though as it lets them focus on other parts of the hobby that they may enjoy more! Cheers!
The beer gun isn't counter pressure though. I find the best way to fill a bottle from a keg is to use a hand tap with a length of hose on it. If you start at the bottom, draw the hose out as you fill, allow it to foam a little, and then immediately cap it while foam is still coming out, you can be sure there is no oxygen in the bottle, as the bubbles in the foam are filled with CO2. It helps if the beer is slightly over carbonated, and it takes some practice to get it right.
@@greatfermentations I'm definitely getting one for home use. I have one at the home brew shop I work at, and we allow customers to come in and fill cans or bottles with it. This gadget is worth its weight in gold. Those that don't think so, in my humble opinion, only like to complicate things. 😁
They recommend around 40F (4.44C). I think where you are, you probably have CO2 coming out of solution a bit easier at that temp. Make sure your bottles are also the same temp as the beer. Cheers! Brya
That's a great question! I suppose it would in a way. You would just lose the ability to purge the bottle and to blanket with CO2 before capping! Thanks! Bryan
Great video! informative w/ enough all around info, w/o being too long and drawn out...Also, thanks for supporting The Brewing Network!
Thanks, Mike! Glad you enjoyed the video. Its always a fine line with these videos on being too informative vs not giving enough info. Glad you listen to the BN as well! We love supporting them.
Cheers!
Bryan
Excellent Video; very informative, helpful, and well presented. I hadn't heard of your channel before now, and will be subscribing. Keep them coming!
+Mitchell Bullins - Thanks! Glad the video was helpful.
Cheers!
Bryan
Hi there, I want to start bottling from my kegs but i am confused by the gas set up. The two way manifold is just a gas splitter in another form? The pressure of both gas to the beer gun and to keg will be regulated by the same regulator and therefore have the same pressure (2-5 psi ) is this sufficient (or too much) to push beer from the keg? Is a 2 way regulator not needed? Many thanks.
You are overthinking this. First you must pull the quick release on the keg so you can get the proper psi.
After your beer is properly carbonated in the keg. Blow it off and dial in 3-5 psi on the regulator and you are ready to fill bottles.
The reason the bottle he filled at 0:25 foamed up so much is because of how slowly he opened the faucet. Not that I recommend filling bottles from a beer faucet, but I'm not sold on the beer gun. What does it do that other bottling methods don't? You can purge the head space with CO2 after filling? Big deal. I can make something that will do that for a lot less than $75.
Thanks for the comment! The big selling point of the beer gun and other counter pressure bottle fillers, is that they allow you to force carbonate your beer, and then bottle some off without losing any carbonation thus keeping the quality of your homebrew intact. Perfect for giving some to your friends, or if you are entering a competition. In terms of the price, yeah you could definitely piece something together for cheaper that effectively does the same thing. Some brewers enjoy having a pre-built setup though as it lets them focus on other parts of the hobby that they may enjoy more! Cheers!
The beer gun isn't counter pressure though.
I find the best way to fill a bottle from a keg is to use a hand tap with a length of hose on it. If you start at the bottom, draw the hose out as you fill, allow it to foam a little, and then immediately cap it while foam is still coming out, you can be sure there is no oxygen in the bottle, as the bubbles in the foam are filled with CO2. It helps if the beer is slightly over carbonated, and it takes some practice to get it right.
@@greatfermentations I'm definitely getting one for home use. I have one at the home brew shop I work at, and we allow customers to come in and fill cans or bottles with it.
This gadget is worth its weight in gold. Those that don't think so, in my humble opinion, only like to complicate things. 😁
What is the ideal temperature for the keg of beer? Orque I use my BeerGun and I do not have great success with barrels at 14C
They recommend around 40F (4.44C). I think where you are, you probably have CO2 coming out of solution a bit easier at that temp. Make sure your bottles are also the same temp as the beer.
Cheers!
Brya
If the co2 is not on will the gun still work ?
That's a great question! I suppose it would in a way. You would just lose the ability to purge the bottle and to blanket with CO2 before capping!
Thanks!
Bryan
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