Counter pressure bottle filler

[jambop]

Looking to get a bottle filler and not spend much does the Kegland Nukatap filler fit the bill or are the beer gun types better?

 

[RichardM]

The Kegland filler takes time getting used to and as far as I know, only works with crown cap bottles. If you want to fill PET bottles with a screw top then usingva carbonation cap is cheap and easy.
Have a search on YouTube, there are plenty of videos showing the different methods.

 

[SMP Brewery]

The Kegland filler takes time getting used to and as far as I know, only works with crown cap bottles

Thread 'Nukatap with Pet Bottles'
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/nukatap-with-pet-bottles.101228/

 

[jambop]

I only use glass bottles so not an issue really. I think it is good from the point of view that it will fill bottles of varying size. I use 33, 50 and 75cl and will not actually be filling from a beer tap but from either a keg or straight from the fermenter. I will give it a bit of thought though as said look on youtube see what others are doing with regards to bottling.

 

[Leon103]

Looking to get a bottle filler and not spend much does the Kegland Nukatap filler fit the bill or are the beer gun types better?

Nice and easy to use and clean.

 

[RichardM]

Thread 'Nukatap with Pet Bottles'
https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/threads/nukatap-with-pet-bottles.101228/

I don't remember seeing that. I'll have to try it

 

[Buffers brewery]

I don’t routinely bottle, only occasionally but found the Nukatap a bit of a challenge to use (could be me ). I created a fixture that made it a lot easier to use.

https://www.thehomebrewforum.co.uk/...ressure-filler-the-complicated-method.103137/

 

[jambop]

To be honest if you want to bottle oxygen free/reduced straight from any container that is not under pressure use gravity and a rubber bung with three tubes through it one for gas the other for beer one very short to vent... job done

 

[Buffers brewery]

To be honest if you want to bottle oxygen free/reduced straight from any container that is not under pressure use gravity and a rubber bung with three tubes through it one for gas the other for beer one very short to vent... job done

Does this work with carbonated beer or is it only for beer that's going to carbonate in the bottle?

 

[jambop]

Does this work with carbonated beer or is it only for beer that's going to carbonate in the bottle?

Only for beer you would carbonate in a bottle. Basically you are flushing the bottle with CO2 then filling to the desired level then capping the bottle. It would not be totally oxygen free but it would be very much the same as the other device because you have to purge and then lift that off the bottle too. The other divice is for pre- carbonated beer and requires the vessel and the bottle to have the same/ similar pressure to stop foaming too much but that foam does help keep oxygen out of the system. Well thats my take on it anyway.
edit you could bottle pre carbonated beer but it would be messy because of the foaming.