clayof2day
Well-Known Member
Hey All,
There was thread about this earlier and a cartoon of the filler was put up. I made a real life verstion and it works pretty sweet, so I figured I'd post some pics of it. The nice part about this one is that you guys probably almost everything you need to make it around the house already!
DIY Counter pressure bottle fillter (all parts):
From left to right: 1.) Air chuck attached to hose barb connected to 1 ft. of vinyl tubing. On the other end is a hose barb with a 1/4" flare fitting. My CO2 is split off the keg, and I did this so, I can take off my gas QD and screw this directly into the CO2 line which I am not using for dispensing. 2.) Drilled #2 stopper with a bottle filler run through the hole. A basketball needle valve is run through the stopper with a tire valve stem attached (this is really the business end and the only part I had trouble with, so there is a close up later) 3.) Cobra tap on 5 ft. of line with flare nut attached for easy changing.
The business end of the filler: I hacked a lot of rubber off the valve stem and found it fit inside the needle valve almost perfectly. I ran a bead of crazy glue around the outside and stuck it in the needle to make sure I got an airtight seal.
There was thread about this earlier and a cartoon of the filler was put up. I made a real life verstion and it works pretty sweet, so I figured I'd post some pics of it. The nice part about this one is that you guys probably almost everything you need to make it around the house already!
DIY Counter pressure bottle fillter (all parts):
From left to right: 1.) Air chuck attached to hose barb connected to 1 ft. of vinyl tubing. On the other end is a hose barb with a 1/4" flare fitting. My CO2 is split off the keg, and I did this so, I can take off my gas QD and screw this directly into the CO2 line which I am not using for dispensing. 2.) Drilled #2 stopper with a bottle filler run through the hole. A basketball needle valve is run through the stopper with a tire valve stem attached (this is really the business end and the only part I had trouble with, so there is a close up later) 3.) Cobra tap on 5 ft. of line with flare nut attached for easy changing.
The business end of the filler: I hacked a lot of rubber off the valve stem and found it fit inside the needle valve almost perfectly. I ran a bead of crazy glue around the outside and stuck it in the needle to make sure I got an airtight seal.