5. Once beer, CO2, and drainage are all hooked up, you are
ready to fill!
6. Purge the Fill Block by opening the Sample Valve / Purge
Valve on top of the elbow until beer flows out.
7. Pull the fill head towards you, being careful not to touch
the stopper (4.8) or Stem (4.7) below. These surfaces will
contact your beer and must be kept sanitized.
8. Slide a bottle onto the fill stem against the stopper and
rotate down, wedging the bottle between the drip tray &
stopper. If there is not a good seal, you will need to adjust
the height of the fill block (see Setup section above).
9. Purge & pressurize the bottle by moving the top valve
handle to the left, allowing gas to flow. Move the handle of
the lower valve towards you, holding for ½ second, then
return to the Off position. Repeat this a couple of times to
completely purge the bottle of oxygen. Turn both handles
to the Off position
10. Turn the upper handle to the right, and the lower handle
away from you. This will allow beer to flow. Dial in the fill
speed & any foaming issues by adjusting the
BackPressure PRV, set above the right side of the drip
tray. Tightening the PRV will reduce speed & foaming,
while loosening the PRV will increase fill speed, while
increasing the likelihood of foam. You will need to dial this
in at the beginning of each fill session.
11. Once the bottle is full of beer, close the lower valve then
the upper valve to shut off flow. Then remove the bottle by
pulling the base towards you then down.
12. Place bottle aside for capping and repeat!
13. When finished bottling for the day, make sure to clean the
system prior to storage.
Post-Fill Cleaning:
