How To Use Counter Pressure Filler

By Maria Thomas


Just like most of the brewing activities done from home, the first step is ensuring that all the bottles and equipment are cleaned and sanitized. If you are using the counter pressure filler for the bottles, then this can be easily sanitized by opening all the valves up and submerging the product into a sanitizer solution. Once you do this, you need to let it rest if the solution for a few minutes. Get the product out, and blow the sanitizer solution using carbon monoxide.

Step two should be gathering all the caps and the bottles that shall be used and make sure you have a copper with you. At this time you need to have the beer already carbonated to reduce the foam and subject it to close to thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit. Make sure the bottles rest on a tray to clear any splashes.

Also if you are looking forward to reducing the foam, then you can put the containers in the freezer. This cold atmosphere will go a long way in making sure that the foam is lessened.

After this process then you need to make sure all the three valves that are connected to the beer, the gas, and the liquid are tightly closed. When connecting you should always start by connecting the fluid first, followed by the gas and the keg should be the late one. If you are brewing for the first time you need to take your time and follow all the steps slowly otherwise a slight mistake will cover your face with beer. Nothing should be rushed as you also need to ensure the bottle is not filled with foam only.

If the beer is connected to carbon monoxide, you should disconnect it and pull the pressure relief until when you hear the hissing stopping. Insert the filler in the bottle while making sure that the stopper is firmly seated in the neck of the bottle.

And if you are wondering what to do after the previous step, then you should open the gas slowly. This works to the advantage of the keg, where they attain the same level. And you will certainly know when it is, as the hissing sounds will stop. Then you will be tasked to open the bleed valves halfway, allowing the oxygen in the bottle to run, this makes the carbon dioxide that was out to get in the bottle. This should at least take place for about ten seconds allowing enough air in.

After this process, you should now close the bleed valve to allow the bottle in use to pressurize. The gas valve should be closed as you get to the next step of opening the liquid valve in full. Since the level of the pressure in the keg and that in the beer are the same, there will be no flow of beer. You should, therefore, begin filling the bottle slowly with beer making sure there is less foam.

Still, when the bottle is filled make sure that you close the three valves and close the bottle using the cap. However, if as you cap you notice some foam, do not worry as this will be helpful in that it will help to oxidate the beer. When all the steps are done, and then feel free to repeat the whole procedure over again.




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