I wasn't able to watch the video because I'm at work and that link is blocked. Since there is already 10' of hose inside the kegerator, could I just use something short like 3' of hose for filling from the faucet?
Sure, I use about 12-18" of hose. Just enough to make it easy to get the wand in and out of the bottles.
I think he means to just keep constant down pressure on the stopper. Then when the flow slows or stops you push in on the side/top to release a little pressure and it will flow again. Repeat until full. Usually 3-4 times. But always keep the stopper in and down.
Right, because at the higher pressure the beer wants to foam more if you don't keep it in check by holding the stopper in and regulating the pressure with your thumb. This keeps backpressure on the beer and keeps the foam down.
so its essentially just the fitting, some hose, straight tube and a drilled stopper?
Yes.
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and you dont have to hit it with co2 after?
I don't feel I do, no. Once I shut down the tap and let off the pressure the beer foams up over the neck of the bottle. I cap on top of that, so there's no O2 left in the bottle.
My buddy helped me brew a wonderful stout and we're serving it at a party today. He brought over the stuff, but he couldn't come to the party, so he wanted to fill a couple of bottles for himself and his mom.
So I just threw this together with a piece of racking hose and a cut-off wand. It sealed perfectly when I jammed it up in there.
I have done this several times with great success. However I chill all of my beer before I force carb it in the keg. When I bottle the beer I keep it cold. Have you had any issues with the bottled chilled beer warming and skunking?
omg i was so excited for this until i realized my setup (arrives on thursday!!!) will have the newer perlicks, without the removable...tip...thing.
did you say you used to be able to just jam a hose onto your faucet? i might have to try that. having never kegged before, i'd really like a quick, easy way to do this.
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YMMV of course.
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