BlichmannBeerGun Stainless Bottle Filler & Accessory Kit

I was hesitant to purchase this product based on the reviews I've read but I'm sure glad I pulled the trigger (no pun intended). The Blichmann Beer Gun is a great solution for bottling from a keg. It's very ergonomic and makes the task of bottling easy to do even with one hand. The key to having success with this product is to set your regulator to 6 PSI, flush the beer line on first use by making sure the beer line is completely clear of foam prior to bottle filling, and tilting the bottle at first when filling so the tip is submerged immediately (this prevents foam from forming). I actually had to bump up the PSI to 10 in order to get the beer line to move the beer. Since I have two co2 tanks and regulators I am able to set the co2 line for the Beer Gun to 12 PSI and use my kegerator's regulator for low serving pressure this way I'm able to blast the bottle with high pressure co2 guaranteeing there is no oxygen in that bottle prior to filling. I had no issue filling 7 bottles in a row from two different kegs. I filled a couple of bottles from one keg, cleaned and sanitized the Beer Gun and beer line, and filled from a different keg with no foaming issues. I don't know why some folks are having issues with foaming but trust me it's a great product if you know how to use it. Read the manual prior to using it and disassemble and reassemble it a couple of times for practice. This is my first Blichmann purchase other than the Brewmometer which is just a thermometer. I'm blown away by the design.Next purchase ... Blichmann Hop Rocket!

Product works as advertised, but its true what many have said: the beverage tubing that comes with the blichmann gun leaks a strong plastic smell and taste into the product. Just opening the case it reaked of plastic. The CO2 line smelt fine, but the beverage line is darker in color, and smells strongly of hot plastic. I did a side by side beer sampling, one fresh out of the gun (after filling 10 beers so you know the line got a lot of run through) and one out of the tap. It was unmistakable - my tap tasted great, the beer gun sample was undrinkable. I had to dump the beers I made prior to sampling, they were all pure plastic. I will be replacing the beverage line with something else, but continue using this gun.

I had previously tried filling beer bottles from a keg using tubing attached to a party tap. This inevitably produced a lot of foaming, so bottles were difficult to fill and the headspace was not purged of air. The Beer Gun solves all of that. Press one trigger to purge the bottle with CO2, then press the other trigger to gently release beer against the bottom of the bottle. Very little foaming if you do it right (it takes a little practice.)My only complaints are poor instructions, as it was not intuitive how to disassemble for cleaning, and cheap quality hose material included. I found a good video on YouTube on how to disassemble & re-assemble. Turned out the problem I was having was the right-angle sheet metal piece at the back was stuck in the groove around the inner tube. A little force solved the problem. Once you have done it once, disassembly/cleaning/re-assembly is pretty easy.The hoses, one for CO2 and one for beer, are thin, relatively stiff vinyl material that kinks. I replaced it with thicker, more flexible material that I use for Corny key lines. Given the price of the gun, it would be nice if Blichman included decent hose material.

This was a gift. It came poorly packaged & not in the nice case as shown. It came in a beat up cardboard box. We haven’t used it yet, but for the price I was disappointed & so was my husband who received the gift.

This is the Bait and switch for sure. Shame on me for not reading the disclaimer at the very bottom of the description. I saw the pictures of the Beer Gun in a handy plastic storage case and I believed the what I saw was what I was getting. WRONG. I did receive the Blichmann BeerGun with the hoses etc. but, no case. Really disappointed that I had to go back to the listing and read all the way down...... Great product, 5 stars! Poor seller, less than 1 star.

Total no-brainer for bottling beer direct from keg! There is a little bit of a learning curve, to get your process in order:1) Purge bottle with CO22) Fill bottle from bottom, until foam comes out and a tiny bit of beer3) extract filler tube to leave the perfect amount of head space4) purge CO2 in head space5) slap a cap on6) crimp cap asapThe hardest part is getting your gas pressure and keg pressure just right to minimize foam. Number 1 thing is to be PATIENT! This isn't a race. Bottling 24 beers should take you about 30 minutes (including setup and cleanup). This is WAY easier than bottling using priming sugar and you get more consistent results.

This is, as is typical of Blichmann, a very well made product. It's made of solid materials that are long-lasting and made in such a way as to be easy to clean, take apart, and use over an over again with great results. I was getting too much foam from my usage and realized that I was dispensing directly from the keg without releasing the built up pressure first from the keg's PRV. Now after releasing that pressure briefly the beer pours with absolute perfection. Even better is that all the carbonation is preserved and my growlers have excellent beer when they make it to their destination. I highly recommend this over a simple tube growler filler.

Tried this for first time last week. I did bottle carbonated beer from a Keg. Instructions are very clear. People giving bad feedback here that they get too much foam etc is because they are definitely not using it correctly. Put all pressures per instructions and it work like a charm. I used about 6psi for gas and 8psi for beer. Tried one of my new bottles this weekend and beer came out just like the ones you bay at the store. It is expensive but I think a great easy to use product out of the box.