Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Hi Folks,
Father Christmas bought me a beer gun which I have tried using a couple of times after checking out a couple YouTube videos which make it seem oh-so-simple! The issue I have is a great deal of foaming when I dispense into a bottle from the keg. I turn the gas right down extremely low, purge the keg of gas and still get a huge amount of foam in the bottles. Could the dispensing pipe diameter be an issue? I don't have any issues with foaming when I serve beer through a tap. Any suggestions you have would be very much appreciated.
Cheers... Fingar
Father Christmas bought me a beer gun which I have tried using a couple of times after checking out a couple YouTube videos which make it seem oh-so-simple! The issue I have is a great deal of foaming when I dispense into a bottle from the keg. I turn the gas right down extremely low, purge the keg of gas and still get a huge amount of foam in the bottles. Could the dispensing pipe diameter be an issue? I don't have any issues with foaming when I serve beer through a tap. Any suggestions you have would be very much appreciated.
Cheers... Fingar
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Flog it and get a Pegas Evolution .Fingar wrote: ↑Sun Apr 08, 2018 10:41 amHi Folks,
Father Christmas bought me a beer gun which I have tried using a couple of times after checking out a couple YouTube videos which make it seem oh-so-simple! The issue I have is a great deal of foaming when I dispense into a bottle from the keg. I turn the gas right down extremely low, purge the keg of gas and still get a huge amount of foam in the bottles. Could the dispensing pipe diameter be an issue? I don't have any issues with foaming when I serve beer through a tap. Any suggestions you have would be very much appreciated.
Cheers... Fingar
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
The beer and bottles need to be cold to prevent foaming. A genuine beergun works well, IMO. Do Pegas fillers fill glass crown-cap bottles? I don't want my beer in plastic screw-cap bottles. Doesn't that require a park bench, as an add-on?
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
I have one but don't use it nasty thing.
To make it work both the beer and the bottles need to be as cold as you can get them and the pressure must be low. I've just built up a Counter Pressure Filler that largely overcomes those issues and works with glass of plastic.
Aamcle
To make it work both the beer and the bottles need to be as cold as you can get them and the pressure must be low. I've just built up a Counter Pressure Filler that largely overcomes those issues and works with glass of plastic.
Aamcle
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Don't have to worry about temperature with the Pegas. You do need a stainless washer cut to a horse shoe shape to act as a spacer. Then just mount to your kegorator or keezer or a separate vertical surface that allows you too hook the keg up to it and of course the gas.
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
There are so many. I could bottle a crate of beer in the time it takes to set up a beer gun. Mine is permanently mounted though.
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
My beer gun is great, did 60 bottles for a wedding last year. Cold is good, longer length of pipe good too
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Thanks for the replies folks.
I'll look at bottling at a reduced temperature, probably after force-carbing at 3 degs C. The Pegas does look and sound great so maybe this is one to look at in the future. There is an eBay seller at this site:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draft-Beer-K ... SwXtNaiq7B
Seems like a good deal.
Cheers... Fingar
I'll look at bottling at a reduced temperature, probably after force-carbing at 3 degs C. The Pegas does look and sound great so maybe this is one to look at in the future. There is an eBay seller at this site:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draft-Beer-K ... SwXtNaiq7B
Seems like a good deal.
Cheers... Fingar
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
are the beers maybe over carbed and your pipework too short for the beergun?
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Or less than £30 .Fingar wrote: ↑Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:39 pmThanks for the replies folks.
I'll look at bottling at a reduced temperature, probably after force-carbing at 3 degs C. The Pegas does look and sound great so maybe this is one to look at in the future. There is an eBay seller at this site:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Draft-Beer-K ... SwXtNaiq7B
Seems like a good deal.
Cheers... Fingar
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
I’ve been looking at this one. It’s about £65 delivered, but does glass bottles and is stainless steel.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32610096535.html
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32610096535.html
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Coffeeuk wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:04 amI’ve been looking at this one. It’s about £65 delivered, but does glass bottles and is stainless steel.
https://m.aliexpress.com/item/32610096535.html
Looks a bit rough to me. You can do glass bottles with the Pegas CRO by adapting a washer, much cheaper and a proven design. If you are keen to have the next generation of a legitimate one go for the previously linked to Evolution. This one need the washer adapter too though.
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Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
Cheers. Ordered the cheaper one you listed. Just need to sort a washer out now.
Re: Beer Gun Woes - lot of foaming!
There’s a 3D printed adapter. It might be of use to someone. I’m gonna get one printed at work.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2770963
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2770963