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Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:07 am
by jason.loxton
Anyone have a beer gun that I could try out either this weekend or during next week?
Let me know...
Jason
Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:40 pm
by KMcK
Sounds like something one of the Spryfield boys would have.
Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 2:28 pm
by NASH
jason.loxton wrote:Anyone have a beer gun that I could try out either this weekend or during next week?
Let me know...
Jason
Yes. Yes I do... let me know when you'd like to grab it

Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 9:33 pm
by mr x
Also, if anybody would ever like to try a Melvico, I have one.
Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:41 am
by sleepyjamie
i made a home made beer gun that fills my bottles from a keg.
it costs about $10 to make.
Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:55 am
by Jmac00
i assume something like this?
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/we-no-n ... gun-24678/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 11:58 am
by sleepyjamie
yep exact same. works well.
i`ve been able to bottle beers and keep em up to 10+ days.
Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:01 pm
by Jmac00
i plan on doing the same once i get my keezer finished. I already have a broken racking cane to use..

Re: Looking to Borrow a Beer Gun
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:38 pm
by chalmers
I use the same as in the HBT forum, except no bung/stopper. Just a racking cane shoved into a picnic tap. You want to be capping on foam (ie, foam is seeping out the bottle), to ensure all air (as much as physically possible) is removed from the bottle. And remember to keep the bottles cold beforehand to reduce excessive foaming.