How the *&^% do you use a beer gun???

[HopRunner]

I'm going to try venting this keg for a while. Maybe it is over carbonated.

Maybe? Set your regulator to about 2 psi, a little higher if that's not enough pressure to push beer out of the keg. Hook up a tap cobra tap to the keg and run a little beer out onto the floor (just kidding...run it into your dump bucket or something) until the it flows clear with no foam and then run an ounce into a clean glass. As long as this takes place with little or no foaming, you can then taste a close approximation of the carbonation level of your beer.

BTW, if you are in crisis mode or something. PM me and we can talk on the phone if it's in the next 45 minutes. I've gotta go cellar the entries for the AHA NHC Western region.

Tasty

Thanks Tasty. You rock!

I'm not in that big of a crisis, just annoyed. I've been venting the keg for the last 20 minutes or whatever, and I've finally gotten a full glass of beer out of it.

I think I just got carried away with my new toy. I think the combination of cold temperatures, 30 psi and me shaking it .... four or five times a day, caused the beer to carbonate way faster than I was lead to believe.

I don't have a tap set-up yet. I was hoping that could wait until my next paycheck. Hopefully it is just over carbonated and if I vent it for a while this evening I can get a few bottles full to take with me.

If I am not in a hurry how should I do this? Fill the keg and set the regulator to the pressure from the graph in BCS and what? just let it sit for two weeks? Will it fill bottles easily then?

[ukbrewer]

Never had a problem with the beergun.

Chill the bottles you want them close to the same temp as the keg.
drop keg pressure between 2-5psi.
Quick shot of co2 in bottle
fill
another shot of co2
cap.

Sounds like you are over carbonated.

[BrewTa2]

set the pressure at 30 psi and shook the keg often for a couple of days. The keg is in my refrigerator and the fridge is set to it's coolest setting.

There's your problem. When force carbonating at room temperature, set the pressure at 30psi and shake/rock the keg until no more CO2 is dissolved. You'll hear the flow slow after a couple of minutes. Repeat every few minutes for about 10-15 min, you'll know you're done when you don't hear much CO2 flowing per shake. Set your regulator to your desired final pressure, cool the keg to serving temp and in a day or two you'll have perfectly carbonated beer.

I have both a CP filler and a Beer Gun. I've scavenged some parts off the CP filler - 'nough said.

[Otterbrew]

I have a counter pressure filler, and have not used it in years due to the amount of work associated with it, and the ease of doing what Tasty has promoted. Try to sell the gun ASAP.
-Greg

[HopRunner]

I have a counter pressure filler, and have not used it in years due to the amount of work associated with it, and the ease of doing what Tasty has promoted. Try to sell the gun ASAP.
-Greg

Oh, I don't think I will sell it just yet. I am going to take the time to learn how to use it properly.

Eventually I will get my tap system set-up.

[Mylo]

I have a counter pressure filler, and have not used it in years due to the amount of work associated with it, and the ease of doing what Tasty has promoted. Try to sell the gun ASAP.
-Greg

You are the second or third person now that has bitched about how difficult a CPF is to use and/or maintain. I really don't see the issue here. Cleaning is the same as a beergun. Fill procedure might seem complicated at first - but you easily develop the rhythm. I just bottled 4 bottles each of 2 beers the other day for NHC. Took me about an hour, and the worst part (as always) was cleaning the bottles.


Mylo

[crupp]

You are the second or third person now that has bitched about how difficult a CPF is to use and/or maintain. I really don't see the issue here. Cleaning is the same as a beergun. Fill procedure might seem complicated at first - but you easily develop the rhythm. I just bottled 4 bottles each of 2 beers the other day for NHC. Took me about an hour, and the worst part (as always) was cleaning the bottles.

I don’t know, Mylo,

It might be because it was the first time I used it, but it seemed like I needed a third hand. I was knocking shit over and spraying beer everywhere. It took me about an hour to bottle six bottles. Hell, for that amount of time, I’d might as well get the ol’ bottling bucket out.

I’m sure I’m just a dip shit, and I’m willing to say that I’ll get over it, but the one hand control of the beer gun looked really nice the other night.

[brodie113]

I have a beer gun myself - and to echo some of the others chilling the bottles helps a lot. I also will over carbonate slightly while lowering the temp to about 32F to aid in foam prevention.

I agree about the over carbonation though. If I am in a rush and shake the keg for carbonating (which is 90% of the time), I will only shake it for about 10 minutes intermittently with about 35-40 PSI. Note this is chilled beer in the mid 40s.

If you took the pressure up to 30 PSI and shook often, I suspect overcarbonation.

Did all the venting take care of all the excess foaming?