nostalgia
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So most of us know of the BMBF by now, and some may have seen my take on it, bottling straight from the tap:
The FisherFiller (tee hee!) Mk I used a 3/8" vinyl hose jammed into the tap's spout. This worked OK, but I was always concerned about it blowing out, and taking the spout off and jamming the hose in there was a major PITA.
Enter FisherFiller Mk II. A 1/2" vinyl hose slides over the spout and is hose clamped on. This is then adapted (through some clever but ugly hose shenanigans) to the 3/8" hose and to the racking cane. Works, but is very ugly, and has a lot of parts and crevices for bacteria to hide in.
On to FisherFiller Mk III. I've been speaking with a machinist who already makes replacement spouts for Perlick faucets. He tells me he can make me a spout with a 3/8" hose barb on the outside, and a narrower opening on the inside to help with foaming. This way I can go directly from faucet to racking cane.
Only $15 each in 304 stainless.
I told him about HBT and he said that he doesn't want to post here, but he gave me permission to post about it. He said he'll make more if there's any interest in them.
-Joe
The FisherFiller (tee hee!) Mk I used a 3/8" vinyl hose jammed into the tap's spout. This worked OK, but I was always concerned about it blowing out, and taking the spout off and jamming the hose in there was a major PITA.
Enter FisherFiller Mk II. A 1/2" vinyl hose slides over the spout and is hose clamped on. This is then adapted (through some clever but ugly hose shenanigans) to the 3/8" hose and to the racking cane. Works, but is very ugly, and has a lot of parts and crevices for bacteria to hide in.
On to FisherFiller Mk III. I've been speaking with a machinist who already makes replacement spouts for Perlick faucets. He tells me he can make me a spout with a 3/8" hose barb on the outside, and a narrower opening on the inside to help with foaming. This way I can go directly from faucet to racking cane.
Only $15 each in 304 stainless.
I told him about HBT and he said that he doesn't want to post here, but he gave me permission to post about it. He said he'll make more if there's any interest in them.
-Joe