Another take on a bottle filler?

[aangel]

Perusing ebay, I came across this: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Brand-New-Stainless-Steel-304-Counter-Pressure-Bottle-Filler-home-brew/321740752829?_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140620091559%26meid%3D83716670e38f405683092ba35f1b6735%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D13%26sd%3D321741473780

Any thoughts? Looks similar to Blichmann's beer gun. Can anyone comment on the pros/cons of it? Looks like something we could probably put together for far cheaper than the $90 they want.

 

[hunter_le five]

Looks like a standard counter-pressure bottle filler to me. These have been around since well before the Blichmann beer guns.

Pros: Cheaper than a Blichmann
Cons: more difficult to operate.

Yeah, you could probably build one for cheaper. Not sure how much cheaper, as stainless fittings tend to be pricey.

 

[BBBF]

Any thoughts? Looks similar to Blichmann's beer gun. Can anyone comment on the pros/cons of it? Looks like something we could probably put together for far cheaper than the $90 they want.

At that price, I'd just get the one from MoreBeer. http://www.morebeer.com/products/counter-pressure-bottle-filler.html?site_id=7

I am in the process of building my own version of that. The 3 way valves will end up being half the cost. It's really not worth the time to save just a few bucks.

 

[Hopper5000]

Ya looks like a little bit of a difference than a regular counter pressure filler. I have a more beer one but I modified it with an air gun handle on the C02 side. I would sometimes swing the valve too far when I was done filling and blase C02 back into the bottle causing a pretty big foam over. I have seen ones without the main valve and just two smaller valves on the C02 in and out side. I personally like that design better.