Homemade Homebrewing Gadgets

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No-Nonsense Bo t tle F iller

Use to f ill bo t tles f rom Cornelius s tyle ke gs f or com pe ti tion en try,

homebre w club mee tin gs, bre w sessions, pa r ties, e tc. No rea son no t

to en ter your ke g ged homebre ws in to com pe ti tion a nymore.

Ho w- to: Chill bo t tles f irs t. Se t Cornelius s tyle ke g of homebre w to

3-5 PSI. T his ga d ge t is very sim ple a nd inex pensi ve to ma ke, ea sy

to use, a nd clea nu p is a sna p. Sim ply inser t a len g th of ri gid 3/8”

whi te nylon tube in to a cobra ta p a nd f ill your bo t tles. Remo ve tube

while f illin g, then ca p on to p of f oa m, jus t like the bre weries do!

Bo t tles f illed wi th this me thod a f ter six mon ths sho w no si gns of

oxida tion. No te: Do no t f orce nylon tube too f a r in to the cobra ta p

hea d, or i t will hold the ta p o pen e ven a f ter you le t go (beer

sho wer to ensue! ). F i t should be f irm inside the cobra ta p hea d.

Par ts list:

•16”

x3/8” rigid nylon tube (N ote: This is the cloudy w hite sem i-rigid tubing youcan get at the big box hom eim prov em ent store, or perhayour local hom ebrew shop. Tyour cobra tap w ith you w henyou go to buy your tubing toensure that this tubing fitssnugly in the end of the tap•Cornelius keg w ith your hom ebrew on CO2 (pressure releaseto approxim ately 3-5 PSI).•Cobra (aka “picnic”) tap con-nected to keg

•Sanitized 12- or 22-ounce browglass flip-top bottles (chilleto brew tem perature is best)•Sanitized bottle caps•Bottle capper•Stopper (optional, to differentiate tubing)

E di t or’s No t e: T ony P rof era of

C harlo t t e, N.C . w on t he Grea t

Ga t or T ail Brew in g Gad ge t

E x t rava ganza a t t he AHA’s

Na t ional Homebrew ers C onf erence

in Orlando in J une. Here he

shares some of his sim ple home-

made gad ge t s—sure t o make

you say “Why didn’ t I t hink

of t ha t ?” — t o hel p make t he

brew day a li t t le easier.



Carboy Drier Do you let your carboy sanitizer drip drylike the no-rinse sanitizer manufacturerssuggest? This 6” piece of scrap PVC pipe makes it easier, and even works withcarboys that have handles installed. I use

this simple DIY tool every time I brew.How-to: Cut a 5- or 6-inch length of scrap 6” sewer pipe. Round the insideedge with a router using a round-over bit, or hand file until smooth (that’swhat I did). Make several small cutson the bottom to allow drainage. Note:Do not use the carboy handles to sup-

port the weight of a carboy at anytime. I was able to find a scrap

piece of unused sewer pipe so this gadget cost me nothing to make.

P E T 2 - o r 3 - Li t e r T r a v e l K e g g i n g S y s t e m F o r w h e n y o u w a n t t o t a k e y o u r b r e w b u t n o t t h e k e g ! T r u l y s e p a r a t e s C O 2 i n j e c t i o n f r o m b r e w d i s p e n s i n g . A l l o w s y o u t o t a k e m u l t i p l e b o t t l e s o f y o u r h o m e b r e w f o r w h e n 2 o r 3 l i t e r s i s n o t e n o u g h . T h i s s y s t e m i s e x p a n d a b l e t o h o w e v e r m u c h y o u w a n t t o b

r i n g w i t h y o u .

Y o u r b e e r w i l l n o t g o f l a t n o r o x i d i ze d u s i n g t h i s s y s t e m . H o w - t o : S i m p l y f i l l y o u r 2 - o r 3 - l i t e r s o d a b o t t l e s w i t h y o u r

h o m e b r e w a n d p u t t h e c a p o n t h e b o t t l e l o o s e l y , s q u e e zi n g a l l

t h e a i r o u t . Y o u w i l l k n o w a l l t h e a i r i s o u t w h e n t h e f o a m

b e g i n s t o s q u e e ze o u t u n d e r t h e l o o s e c a p . T i g h t e n t h e c a p

f u l l y a n d c h a r g e w i t h C O 2 ( u s i n g a c a r b o n a t o r o r y o u r

n o r m a l t a n k a n d r e g u l a t o r s e t u p ) . Y o u a r e t h e n r e a d y t o

d i s p e n s e . T h e v a l v e b e t w e e n t h e c a r b o n a t o r a n d t h e b o t t l e

p e r m i t s t h e s y s t e m t o b e c l o s e d s o t h a t a d d i t i o n a l 2 - l i t e r

b o t t l e s c a n b e i n s t a l l e d w i t h o u t l o s i n g C O 2 .

Parts list:

•2-liter (or 3-liter) cleaned and sanitized soda bottle

•1/2” FPT brass or stainless steel (SS) tee

•Several O-rings — fit to size•Nylon garden hose w asher•14.5” SS tube (scavenged from aCorny keg dip tube — use the curved end)

•1/2” MPT black liquid w ater-tight strain relief fitting

•Cobra (“picnic”) tap w ith 38” of 3/8” OD clear beer line hose

•1/2”x3/8” brass adapter •Carbonator and CO2 cartridges to fit (typically available from your local hom ebrew shop)

•3/8” m ale flare x 3/8” MPT brass needle valve (this valve allow s you to use norm al CO2

bottles and regulators as w ell as the carbonator, and also can close the system off to allow CO2 cartridge changes w ithout letting air into your hom ebrew ).

•Sm all cooler to keep your hom e-brew at the right serving tem -perature. Note: the cooler I used has a 1 1/2” hole cut into the lid to allow the soda bottle to protrude. A taller cooler w ould allow t

he entire system to be contained inside. •3” length of clear 3/8” OD (put on beer end of SS tube to allow 2- or 3-liter bottle use)

•3/8” hose clam ps (Oetiker type SS clam ps recom m ended)

•Teflon tape

Parts list:

•6” dia m eter x 6”long x 1/2

thick P VC pipe



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