[Wort-H.O.G.]

oh man was that fun. i just bottled 5 cases of wine quick and painless with the last straw.... and what the heck was i thinking before getting this 

[HoosierBrew]

oh man was that fun. i just bottled 5 cases of wine quick and painless with the last straw.... and what the heck was i thinking before getting this 

Same thing I thought after getting my Beer Gun. I bottled a couple bottles and wondered why I waited so damn long.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

i'm very pleased. definitely get you hook up of choice to run co2 to keg and gun at same time-made it very easy to set at 5psi and let it rip.

[HoosierBrew]

i'm very pleased. definitely get you hook up of choice to run co2 to keg and gun at same time-made it very easy to set at 5psi and let it rip.

One thing I noticed - 5 psi works fine for cider (or wine), but for beer you might well get too much foam and lose more carb. I think 3-4 psi is perfect for beer. Less foam in the bottle = less carb loss.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

i'm very pleased. definitely get you hook up of choice to run co2 to keg and gun at same time-made it very easy to set at 5psi and let it rip.

One thing I noticed - 5 psi works fine for cider (or wine), but for beer you might well get too much foam and lose more carb. I think 3-4 psi is perfect for beer. Less foam in the bottle = less carb loss.

makes sense with carbonated liquid to lower pressure-good tip.

[BrewArk]

Rather than a wye, I'm using a manifold and modified the gun to take a regular ball lock gas connector that can be on another keg most of the time, and doesn't have a straight valve that can leak out all my gas when I'm not paying attention.

Now, I need to get bottling!

[brewinhard]

Best to cap your beers on foam to minimize any oxidation effects. Sometimes with the beer gun if you are using a low carbed beer (bitters, milds, etc) you have to actually create that foam by holding the tip above the beer and letting it splash a small way into the beer to cap on foam.

[HoosierBrew]

Best to cap your beers on foam to minimize any oxidation effects. Sometimes with the beer gun if you are using a low carbed beer (bitters, milds, etc) you have to actually create that foam by holding the tip above the beer and letting it splash a small way into the beer to cap on foam.

+1.  Sometimes on low carbed beers like that I'll purge CO2 on top of the beer, too. Not sure I see much difference good or bad from capping on foam. Lately on hoppy beers I've been using the Kelsey McNair trick of filling the bottle completely to the top (zero headspace). Does seem to help maintain the aromas a bit better.

[jmitchell3]

Love my beer gun. Works real good. Did the manifold thing too, easy to hook up and easy to clean. 


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[fmader]

Are you still pleased with this product, Ken? After my score sheets came back and said my beers were oxidized, I think I'm in the market for a beer gun. Northern Brewer conveniently sent me a 20% promo code yesterday too.

[pete b]

Rather than a wye, I'm using a manifold and modified the gun to take a regular ball lock gas connector that can be on another keg most of the time, and doesn't have a straight valve that can leak out all my gas when I'm not paying attention.

Now, I need to get bottling!

I tried my new Last Straw to bottle some carbonated maple sap last night for practice. I used a wye splitter and quickly learned that I need to get to the LHBS and/or hardware store to customize my system and make it leak proof. There were just too many points that needed connections. I'm hoping they have a dual manifold.
Pete

[Wort-H.O.G.]

Are you still pleased with this product, Ken? After my score sheets came back and said my beers were oxidized, I think I'm in the market for a beer gun. Northern Brewer conveniently sent me a 20% promo code yesterday too.

yep no complaints so far.

[pete b]

I just used mine again and I have a helpful tip: the spring loaded valve at the end of the gun should be put back on the gun before attaching it to a pressurized keg,not in the cleaning solution

[Wort-H.O.G.]

I just used mine again and I have a helpful tip: the spring loaded valve at the end of the gun should be put back on the gun before attaching it to a pressurized keg,not in the cleaning solution

Ha! Whoops!

[JT]

I just used mine again and I have a helpful tip: the spring loaded valve at the end of the gun should be put back on the gun before attaching it to a pressurized keg,not in the cleaning solution

Ha! Whoops!

Having just used the gun myself, I get it now.  Ouch, Pete!