Blichman beer gun. now get it on the cheap...

[PD]

anyone know who sells these in UK ?

 

[bunkerbrewer]

BrewUK do Blichmann gear...

 

[Kinleycat]

Are these the muts nuts??
I may invest!! :thumb:

 

[PD]

thanks Bunker, I thought I'd seen them somewhere..... :thumb:
Chrissie presents....hmmmm

 

[Kinleycat]

thanks Bunker, I thought I'd seen them somewhere..... :thumb:
Chrissie presents....hmmmm

Thanks very much PD i'd love one as a christmas present!!! :

 

[Aleman]

Chrissie presents....hmmmm

I already have one, but I would love a Hop Rocket . . . . Thanks

 

[PD]

so would I, theres a bit more chance of me getting one from me than you getting one from me..... :shock: ( think thats right )

 

[Kinleycat]

so would I, theres a bit more chance of me getting one from me than you getting one from me..... :shock: ( think thats right )

:sulk: :sulk: :sulk:

 

[DethApostle]

I looked at these but it wasn't quite what i was after... the beer gun also force carbonates doesnt' it?

I was just looking for a gun style attachment to bottle (under gravity) from my fv to bottles so it'd be a bit easier that sitting there using the bottling stick. I'm not sure such a thing exists though?!
DA

 

[PD]

anyone who uses these would it be possible to post their views on it ?
Does it do what it says on the tin ?
Does the beer stay carbonated in the bottle for a good length of time ? or does it loose any pressure
Do you slightly over carb the keg beer before bottling ( as I've read on an American forum )

Is the set up as sold contain all the necessary equipment?

cheers in advance

 

[Kinleycat]

I assume you force carbonate in the cornie then blichmann it into the bottles and hey presto no sediment in the bottle(?) :wha:

 

[PD]

the gun does not force carbonate as such
Its to assist the transfer of carbonated beer from a cornie keg into bottles.

 

[brewtim]

I took delivery of one of these last week from Hop & Grape I also bought the connection kit which was essential for my setup. It's brilliant, makes bottling from a cornie a breeze. Only bottled the remainder of a mild last Saturday, this brew wasn't highly carbonated, but there is the same level of carbonation in the bottles as was in the keg. I cooled the cornie down to around 10C before bottling and had no issues with foaming, the whole process was mess free and convenient. Because of no foaming I could increase the pressure of the beer to get faster fills, I was filling at 10psi.

I have a gas management board with 3 manifolds so could just plug into a separate manifold for the CO2 line, otherwise if only using a single CO2 line then you will need the splitter.

Highly recommended :thumb:

 

[PD]

:thumb: :thumb: much appreciated.

 

[Aleman]

I was just looking for a gun style attachment to bottle (under gravity) from my fv to bottles so it'd be a bit easier that sitting there using the bottling stick. I'm not sure such a thing exists though?!

I've used my beer gun in exactly the way you describe, It works well. As I have John Guest Fittings 3/8 to 1/4" reducer IIRC, when I am bottling from FV then I use a length of 3/8" Pipe, when bottling bright from a corny I Add a 3/8 to 3/16 reducer and use 10-12ft of 3/16" tubing

Job Done

Does it do what it says on the tin ?

Yes . . . You may have to play with it a bit, but yes it does what it says.

Does the beer stay carbonated in the bottle for a good length of time ?

Same length of time as it would if you have used sugar to carbonate

or does it loose any pressure

Only if you don't cap it properly :whistle:

Do you slightly over carb the keg beer before bottling ( as I've read on an American forum )

I do, but it is not a huge amount . . . it's down to that playing thing I mentioned earlier.

Is the set up as sold contain all the necessary equipment?

I can't speak for the one Sold by BrewUK, but the one I got from Hop And Grape did not come with the Gas In connectors (A Splitter and Threaded JG connector) which hop and grape sell as a set. I also purchased as mentioned a 1/4 to 3/8 JG straight connector for the beer in as I didn't like (or use) the hose supplied, with various adaptors I can connect the Beer Gun to pretty much any vessel I want.

 

[PD]

thanks again...

so the bottles are filled at serving pressure after carbing to your own satisfaction....

 

[bunkerbrewer]

I was just looking for a gun style attachment to bottle (under gravity) from my fv to bottles so it'd be a bit easier that sitting there using the bottling stick. I'm not sure such a thing exists though?!
DA

I think oxygenation is a concern if you push beer into bottle from FV too quickly. If you find your little bottler a bit slow, try snipping a little bit off the nubbin which goes into the bottle - I've done this and it measurably sped up my bottling sessions :)

 

[brewtim]

thanks again...

so the bottles are filled at serving pressure after carbing to your own satisfaction....

That is the recommendation in the instructions, depending on the amount of foaming, or lack of, you can increase the pressure to whatever you like to increase the flow into the bottle, I increased to 10psi from 3psi and got a faster flow into the bottle with no foaming.

One tip is to cool the cornie and bottles so that the CO2 does not begin to come out of solution and use the bottling technique as per the instructions. I had the beer cooled but the bottles must have been around 18C and I still had no foaming.

I've only bottled a low carb brew though so I'm not speaking from masses of experience :grin:

Oxygenation with the beer gun is not a concern, you purge the bottle with CO2, then fill, then purge the headspace all in one movement, I did 6 bottles at a time then capped.

 

[Aleman]

I was just looking for a gun style attachment to bottle (under gravity) from my fv to bottles so it'd be a bit easier that sitting there using the bottling stick. I'm not sure such a thing exists though?!
DA

I think oxygenation is a concern if you push beer into bottle from FV too quickly.

It could be but the benefit of the beer gun is that you can still use the CO2 feed to flush the bottle before filling

 

[sam.k]

I've beer gunned seriously carbed beer with little foaming, the secret is to get everything really cold.
I love my beergun, it means I can take bottles of beer on a journey and they are always bright.