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Bee's Ghetto Blaster - Counter Pressure Bottle Fil: http://youtu.be/b7wRA5d6L8Umitch_au83 said:Same here. To many ideas not enough money!!
I made one on weekend. Works great.
Bee's Ghetto Blaster - Counter Pressure Bottle Fil: http://youtu.be/b7wRA5d6L8Umitch_au83 said:Same here. To many ideas not enough money!!
Hey scon,scon said:I use one of these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQg8Qb3OS7U
Cost about $16 and you can use them as a carbonator cap or as a counter pressure filler - I've even used them with a silicone bung to fill growlers which worked well.
I believe they are the Keg King ones? Page 7 of 75 in their price list pdf.chubbytaxman said:Hey scon,
Where did you pick that up from?
Looks the goods.
chubby
I have wondered the same thing.DJ_L3ThAL said:Even if the CPBF or ghetto versions could fit a glass bottle, surely people are not that silly??? Can just see the glass fragments hitting children or animals nearby, sure the glass has some pressure rating but without proper relief protection and the unknown condition of bottles/imperfections, the risk is far too great.
This sounds like the equivalent of the keg king carb cap but would fit glass (assuming the right size bung).scon said:For fitting smaller bottles or larger things like growlers I just get a silicone bung of the right size, put the tube through it and fill burping the bung as I go. Yep, you get some foaming and it's not perfect but for $20 or so it's great. And yep, I believe it's the keg king one.
Off topic but the reason glass appears colder than plastic is that you are transmitting heat from your hand into the glass far easier than through plastic which is a better insulator.thuperman said:I have wondered the same thing.
My main beef with plastic is that it won't stay cold at a mate's party like glass will. If I have to drink from the bottle, I'd rather it be a longneck than a 1.25L plastic Coke bottle.
Ah, Leigh. A) I should have bought one when I got my 650's from AIH, or B.) I should have bought the spare lot off you when you posted them for sale.leighaus said:I have flow control taps and a growler filler. I can fill my glass growler with only 1cm max of head no issues, just start it slow then ramp it up...
I do need to clean my beer lines though and that method seems pretty good.. The pressure spray bottle is a little more fiddly.
This makes perfect sense. I have never thought too much about it. I guess the only remaining issue would be that a 1.25L bottle would warm up due to the longer time required to drink it. Solution: use 600mL bottles.DJ_L3ThAL said:Off topic but the reason glass appears colder than plastic is that you are transmitting heat from your hand into the glass far easier than through plastic which is a better insulator.
All things equal beer in PET should keep colder than in glass. Its the cold feeling on the hand which leads people to think its colder and tradition as to why beer still comes in glass.
True. And here is an interesting vid on the subject for those who are interested.DJ_L3ThAL said:Off topic but the reason glass appears colder than plastic is that you are transmitting heat from your hand into the glass far easier than through plastic which is a better insulator.
All things equal beer in PET should keep colder than in glass. Its the cold feeling on the hand which leads people to think its colder and tradition as to why beer still comes in glass.
I have a morebeer CPBF and believe the risk is very very low. The Morebeer CPBF uses a stopper. For starters you set the pressure of the reg and typically you use a t-connector so it is set to your seeing pressure. I start with 12psi (serving pressure of my beer) which is a mere 2.5V in a bottle (no risk of exploding bottle there). If the pressure it set higher then the beer will not flow and the stopper get pushed up to relieve the pressure (and you get covered in beer as a warning never to do it again). There is no warning of any such risk in the manual and this is an american company (we know how litigious the USA is).DJ_L3ThAL said:Even if the CPBF or ghetto versions could fit a glass bottle, surely people are not that silly??? Can just see the glass fragments hitting children or animals nearby, sure the glass has some pressure rating but without proper relief protection and the unknown condition of bottles/imperfections, the risk is far too great.
[SIZE=medium]Why would using a homemade CPBF be riskier than priming and bottling in glass? You can’t have the pressure dialled up above normal serving pressures or you end up with foam and nothing else. Plus you relieve pressure as you go with either a small hole drilled through the bung or simply pushing the side of the bung away from the bottle. Personally I make sure the keg is properly carbed and pouring well before I try to bottle, then chill everything (kegs and bottles) to 2-3C or so overnight, burp the keg and dial the pressure down to 4psi to cut foaming to a minimum and then fill nice and slow. I can’t see the risk and after filling over a hundred stubbies so far, haven’t had an issue nor heard of one.[/SIZE]DJ_L3ThAL said:Even if the CPBF or ghetto versions could fit a glass bottle, surely people are not that silly??? Can just see the glass fragments hitting children or animals nearby, sure the glass has some pressure rating but without proper relief protection and the unknown condition of bottles/imperfections, the risk is far too great.
I can think of a few reasons:Blind Dog said:[SIZE=medium]Why would using a homemade CPBF be riskier than priming and bottling in glass? You can’t have the pressure dialled up above normal serving pressures or you end up with foam and nothing else. Plus you relieve pressure as you go with either a small hole drilled through the bung or simply pushing the side of the bung away from the bottle. Personally I make sure the keg is properly carbed and pouring well before I try to bottle, then chill everything (kegs and bottles) to 2-3C or so overnight, burp the keg and dial the pressure down to 4psi to cut foaming to a minimum and then fill nice and slow. I can’t see the risk and after filling over a hundred stubbies so far, haven’t had an issue nor heard of one.[/SIZE]
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