McKnuckle
Well-Known Member
I have tried bottling from my kegs a couple of times now, and it's consistently been a major FAIL. I don't know what I'm doing wrong!
I've got a plastic bottle filler tube inserted into a picnic tap faucet. I have a small rubber bung fitted onto the tube such that the tube, when inserted into a bottle, sits a fraction of an inch above the bottom. The tap line is about 5' and the filler tube maybe another foot in length.
I've turned off the gas, purged pressure, restored gas at a low pressure (5 psi), and attached the aforementioned picnic tap.
I have chilled my bottles. I gently pinch the rubber bung to relieve pressure as I fill.
Every time I try this, I get major foaming and overflow. Even when I release the picnic tap valve, the beer keeps flowing. I never have trouble with the picnic tap under normal serving conditions.
I've also tried ditching the picnic tap and inserted surgical tubing into one of my kegerator's Perlick faucets. The tubing fits over the bottle filler tube and the rest is the same. Again, foam Foam FOAM. What a pain in the arse!
Are there any suggestions for what I might not be doing correctly here? Thanks and Happy New Year to all.
I've got a plastic bottle filler tube inserted into a picnic tap faucet. I have a small rubber bung fitted onto the tube such that the tube, when inserted into a bottle, sits a fraction of an inch above the bottom. The tap line is about 5' and the filler tube maybe another foot in length.
I've turned off the gas, purged pressure, restored gas at a low pressure (5 psi), and attached the aforementioned picnic tap.
I have chilled my bottles. I gently pinch the rubber bung to relieve pressure as I fill.
Every time I try this, I get major foaming and overflow. Even when I release the picnic tap valve, the beer keeps flowing. I never have trouble with the picnic tap under normal serving conditions.
I've also tried ditching the picnic tap and inserted surgical tubing into one of my kegerator's Perlick faucets. The tubing fits over the bottle filler tube and the rest is the same. Again, foam Foam FOAM. What a pain in the arse!
Are there any suggestions for what I might not be doing correctly here? Thanks and Happy New Year to all.