How Best To Use Counter Pressure Filler

By Maria Thomas


The first step just like any other brewing tactics of any home made brew is to ensure all the bottles are sterilized together with any other equipment to be used. When using the counter pressure filler, it is easy to ensure that it well sanitized by way of opening all the valves and immersing the products into sterilizer solution. While in the solution it should be left to rest for a few minutes just to be sure all the germs are cleared. After that, you need to hold the product and blow it the solution from it with the help of carbon monoxide.

On the second step, make sure that you gather the caps. These caps are the ones that you are going to use and also have a capper nearby. A then move to the carbonated beer and put them under 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Finally, you can place the bottles on a tray to avoid any spillage.

You can also reduce the foam by using containers that are sterilized and placed in a freezer. When the bottles are cooled, then the foam will be reduced, instead of using carbonating the brew. This method is said to be better.

Before you connect anything, you need to make sure that all the three valves that are the gas, liquid, and beer are closed. When doing the connection start with the fluid, then the gas, and finally the keg and set the regulator to 10 Psi. If this is the first time you are using the pressure filler, you need to be patient that is because if you open the wrong valve, you might end up having a face full of beer. The process cannot be rushed, or you will end up having foam filled in a bottle.

If you had used the carbon monoxide gas, you need to disconnect it and apply the pressure relieve to the point where you notice the hissing sound is diminishing. You need therefore to insert the filler in the bottle while ensuring that the stopper is well fixed on the bottle neck.

And if you are wondering what to do after the previous step, then you should open the gas slowly. This works to the advantage of the keg, where they attain the same level. And you will certainly know when it is, as the hissing sounds will stop. Then you will be tasked to open the bleed valves halfway, allowing the oxygen in the bottle to run, this makes the carbon dioxide that was out to get in the bottle. This should at least take place for about ten seconds allowing enough air in.

After this process, you should now close the bleed valve to allow the bottle in use to pressurize. The gas valve should be closed as you get to the next step of opening the liquid valve in full. Since the level of the pressure in the keg and that in the beer are the same, there will be no flow of beer. You should, therefore, begin filling the bottle slowly with beer making sure there is less foam.

Still, when the bottle is filled make sure that you close the three valves and close the bottle using the cap. However, if as you cap you notice some foam, do not worry as this will be helpful in that it will help to oxidate the beer. When all the steps are done, and then feel free to repeat the whole procedure over again.




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