Bottling from a keg.

[Schwerkraftbrauer]

Am I missing something?
Tried a few times doing this with a homemade type counter pressure system and the bottles don't stay carbonated more than a day or two.

Picnic tap on a few feet of tubing attached to the ball lock keg fittin, pressure released from the keg to eliminate excess foaming. Pressure turned to 2-3psi(just enough to get the beer out) fill chilled bottle and 'burp' with the rubber stopper on the bottle filling wand when it needs it. Fill till 1/4 to half inch from top and cap on foam, chill.

Judge me critique me, tell me i forgot a simple key peice.

Ive been at the point of buying a Last Straw bottle filler or Blichmann Beer Gun. Anyone recommend one or the other?

[mjensen52402]

Make sure your beer is carbonated at the high end of what is recommended for the style.
You don't want it carbonated enough you waste a lot of beer, but error on the high side.

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[bf514921]

usually I fill until it touches the stopper, then the "wand" is removed leaves perfect head space, i dont think your missing anything, i typically dont cap on foam would be only difference, when you say stay carved for a day or 2, could it be an issue with caps/ cap per not having good seal? maybe do a couple let sit then stick underwater to see if you have some leak issues?

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[Schwerkraftbrauer]

I think I'll try the over carbing method being ive never had issues with caps being loose.
I usually have my keezer set on the low end to help with foaming issues. But i also bought a new Regulator so that could be some of that as wel.

[bf514921]

good luck hope you get it figured out !

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[MikeB]

Sounds like pretty much what I’ve been doing except I don’t use a rubber stopper. Haven’t had any issues with losing carbonation, but my last couple brews were on the higher side of CO2 volumes.


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[Matt F]

That should work for you. Maybe beer under carbed to begin with? Make sure cap real tight.

I use a morebeer counter pressure filler. It is not as simple as a Beer Gun but it does produce the best product in the bottle IMO. It is how many breweries package entries for GABF. I have opened up bottles I filled two years ago and still great carbonation. I usually force carb my barrel aged beers now and then counterpressure fill bottles for long term storage.