I've gone through 2 bottling wands, and I'm getting frustrated with them at this point. Basically what's happening is when I remove a bottle after filling, it's still going. Does anyone know of any alternatives?
I replaced my bottling wand with a length of pvc tubing attached to the tap.
you have to work the tap manually but it fills faster, still from the bottom
is the beer flowing or dripping out?
My bottling wand doesn't have a perfect seal, so it drips occasionally when full, but not enough to cause a problem.
Quote from: Bubbles on December 08, 2014, 12:23:25 PM
is the beer flowing or dripping out?
My bottling wand doesn't have a perfect seal, so it drips occasionally when full, but not enough to cause a problem.
It pretty much flows out.
Quote from: LordEoin on December 08, 2014, 12:21:40 PM
I replaced my bottling wand with a length of pvc tubing attached to the tap.
you have to work the tap manually but it fills faster, still from the bottom
I think I may do this. Simple and effective :)
Quote from: jackflash on December 08, 2014, 11:39:49 AM
I've gone through 2 bottling wands, and I'm getting frustrated with them at this point. Basically what's happening is when I remove a bottle after filling, it's still going. Does anyone know of any alternatives?
Had same issue after cleaning. When assembled again put the spring wrong end in.
Mines always drips as well, not enough to worry about losing beer but it still causes a bit of a mess and is pretty annoying.
I use the auto syphon to bottle now, put it in a bottle, start the flow and then using pinch the tubing when the bottle is full, move onto the next bottle and release the tubing. It takes a bit of practice but you can fire through a load of bottles in no time.
The last bit of bottling I did I used 2 Bottling wands with Springs removed on either end of a length of tubing.
One wand worked as an autosyphon!
The 3 I've used all dripped...I just put a basin under it when I'm bottling.
Quote from: irish_goat on December 08, 2014, 12:45:03 PM
Mines always drips as well, not enough to worry about losing beer but it still causes a bit of a mess and is pretty annoying.
I use the auto syphon to bottle now, put it in a bottle, start the flow and then using pinch the tubing when the bottle is full, move onto the next bottle and release the tubing. It takes a bit of practice but you can fire through a load of bottles in no time.
I gave up on wands ages ago too. How do you pinch them? Hand of device? I use a little tap at but that is quick finicky
Quote from: DCBrewing on December 08, 2014, 01:46:47 PMI gave up on wands ages ago too. How do you pinch them? Hand of device? I use a little tap at but that is quick finicky
I just use my hand and bend it.
Quote from: LordEoin on December 08, 2014, 12:21:40 PM
I replaced my bottling wand with a length of pvc tubing attached to the tap.
you have to work the tap manually but it fills faster, still from the bottom
I had a wand on the end of a length of tube, but now I think about it, your way seems a lot easier... the slowness of the wand is one of the worst parts about bottling.
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I just use my hand and bend it.
TWSS. That sounds quite messy!
I found the white ones with the spring to be shite, but the old black on I have with no spring has been working for years
There are two types though right? One with a spring, the white one, and I think that is for use with a tap. The back one is to be used with a siphon afaik. Sometimes that one gets stuck. Just give it a lash off the bottom of the bottle to centre it and it usually stops for me. That's what I do anyway.
The white one fits on the tubing for the old larger diameter auto siphon too
We have sourced new taps and bottle fillers that are of the highest quality on the homebrew market, they don't leak, check the complete set out here;
http://geterbrewed.ie/bottle-filling-complete-set.html
http://www.geterbrewed.com/bottle-filling-complete-set.html
Also available to buy the tap and bottle filler separately
I've been using a white one for 4 years now and never had any bother with.
We haven't seen any problems either. As far as I know all the HBS sell spring loaded filling sticks so they don't leak.
There is another issue though: since the outside of any filling stick gets wet, they all drip.
@Jack flash, Please post pics of the tip assembled then dissassembled with the componente in-line so we can have a stab at whats happening.
You say its flowing out. Did you remove the o-ring?
Quote from: @geterbrewed on December 14, 2014, 10:38:04 AM
We have sourced new taps and bottle fillers that are of the highest quality on the homebrew market, they don't leak, check the complete set out here;
http://geterbrewed.ie/bottle-filling-complete-set.html
http://www.geterbrewed.com/bottle-filling-complete-set.html
Also available to buy the tap and bottle filler separately
Since nobody else pointed it out i will.Equipment discussion is not the appropriate section to be posting links of stuff you have for sale,it's bad form particularily since no advice was given other than "here buy what we have for sale",afaik its against the rules ? If you wanted you should have Pmd the OP rather than posting the link here,or you could have started a separate thread in the for sale section to display your wares.This is a discussion section not a for sale section for the HBS. ;D
Quote from: Greg2013 on December 15, 2014, 05:20:07 PM
Since nobody else pointed it out i will.
Maybe nobody else has a problem with it. :-\