[COHO] Blichmann beer gun

Wed Apr 2 06:04:35 PST 2008

Don't do it! In one, or more, of my drunken bottle filling experiences I decided to press the purge button after the bottle was filled. Unless, you like a face full of beer and a good chuckle, it's not worth it. It's tempting to do, but you have to show some restraint. ;)
Purging the bottle before filling is a good idea because if you don't, the beer will be in contact with air (oxygen) during the filling process. 
I know you guys would prefer to bring your kegs to the brew session for bottling. It's convenient to do so, but there are some issues that come up. Yes, there was some logic to the bottling runs that Brett and I made :) :) Tim- you have a small amount of beer left in your keg along with some sediment. When you move the keg, the sediment will get stirred up and end up in the bottle. I guess that would be okay if it was a hefe. Another thing is that the kegs will warm up when taken out of your kegerators. Higher temps means CO2 coming out of solution, which means more foam in the bottle and reduced carbonation in the beer. Same thing happens with warm bottles, so it helps if they're the same temp, or colder, as the beer when filling.
One more thing. If you're filling these bottles so that you can enter them in the IPA category, don't bother. Mine will be there next week. :-)
BTW, I hate you guys for having so much fun.
-Mike> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:12:03 -0700> From: ryan_gibson77 at webformixair.com> To: coho at lists.bendtel.net> Subject: Re: [COHO] Blichmann beer gun> > Beer Gun People...> > ...in my experience doing this the hard way (with a tube and tap)> pre-purging the bottles with CO2 is virtually pointless, since when you> fill the beer to the top of the neck, and then extract the gun, the liquid> level drops, sucking air back into the neck. It makes more sense to me to> just fill the bottles, then purge the neck...what do you guys think?> > -Ryan (:> > > > > Geoff,> > Sounds like a good plan... however this Saturday is starting day for my> > annual summer part-time job (working in the nursery)...so Saturdays are> > pretty much consumed for me until around the end of September.> >> > I could probably drop off my keg, capper, sanitized bottles and caps at> > the CLUB brew location around 9:30am since I don't start work until> > 10:00am on Saturday.> >> > Perhaps you all could bottle up a six-pack for me? In return you could> > have a few samples out of the keg (translation: please return my empty> > keg).> >> > Gary> >> >> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net> > [mailto:coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net] On Behalf Of Tom Brohamer> > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 2:04 PM> > To: 'Central Oregon Homebrewers'> > Subject: Re: [COHO] Blichmann beer gun> >> > So, when and where is the this month's group brew?> >> > Regards,> > Tom> >> > Tom Brohamer> > Owner/Partner - BBQ'n Fools, LLC> > "When it comes to your BBQ, we're not Fool'n around!"> > Visit us at: www.BBQnFools.com> > Proud sponsors of the new MyBarbecuePal.com forum> >> > -----Original Message-----> > From: coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net> > [mailto:coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net] On Behalf Of geoffrey marlowe> > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 12:12 PM> > To: Central Oregon Homebrewers> > Subject: Re: [COHO] Blichmann beer gun> >> >> >> > Gary, and the rest of the club,> >> > Brian has his own beer gun (and I don't mind volunteering it!), so we> > can use that at the Group Brew this weekend. I will bring my CO2 tank,> > so we should be fine with on that front. The beer gun requires 2 co2> > tanks, one to purge the bottle of O2 and one to push the beer from the> > keg. I am sure you can rig it up with splitters and pressure regulators> > or some such thing, but having 2 tanks makes it much easier.> >> > As far as the pressure and carbonation, I have no idea. I figure as long> > as it is properly carbonated when it hits my glass, its fine for the> > bottle, but I don't know for sure. If someone could bring a capper, that> > would be great. Brian and I went on a bit of a brewing spree while the> > Cat was away (Sorry Erin, I couldn't resist!), and also did some> > bottling. However, our cappers seem to be a bit challenged, so if anyone> > could bring some caps, proper bottles and a capper, we would be a bit> > more confident in the bottle/cap seal.> >> > Geoff> > ________________________________> >> From: garywirt at bendbroadband.com> >> To: coho at lists.bendtel.net> >> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:37:46 -0700> >> Subject: [COHO] Blichmann beer gun> >>> >>> >> I would like to use the club beer gun to bottle up a six pack or so of> >> >> one of my winning ( J ) competition brews.> >>> >>> >>> >> Can bring the keg with a few sanitized bottles, caps & capper to> >> someone’s house…or The Brew Shop or wherever….> >>> >>> >>> >> I also have CO², but probably not the correct plumbing arrangement for> >> >> the gun.> >>> >>> >>> >> The keg has been under about 9 psi of CO² for several days and seems> >> to be nicely carbonated. Is any additional pressure required prior to> >> >> bottling?> >>> >>> >>> >> Thanks,> >>> >> Gary> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -----Original Message-----> >> From: coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net> >> [mailto:coho-bounces at lists.bendtel.net] On Behalf Of brett thomas> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 10:00 PM> >> To: COHO> >> Subject: [COHO] Blichmann beer gun for competition bottling> >>> >>> >>> >> Please give a shout out if you're in need of the club's Blichmann beer> >> >> gun for bottling some brews for the upcoming Spring Fling competition.> >> >> Evan and I will be on beer gun duty during the next few weeks. All we> >> >> ask of you is that if you use the beer gun for bottling, that you join> >> >> us in helping others to get their beers bottled as well. The process> >> is incredibly easy, and doesn't take any time at all with the right> >> equipment (which we have).> >>> >>> >>> >> Thanks,> >>> >>> >>> >> BT> >> > _________________________________________________________________> > Get in touch in an instant. 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