Early last year Morits afforded me the opportunity to buy a draught system. This made brewing a whole lot easier. However, I had one problem, come mid week if I wanted a beer it was quite a schlep to set up the system, draw off the perfect pint, clean and sanitise the system, and then pack it all away. I had leanings towards buying commercial beers again to quench my thirst come mid week, but is seemed awful to have good beer in a big can and not to drink it. The solution was to bottle it, How? with a counter pressure bottle filler of course. From? The states? At over R600.00 you must be joking. Alternative - build it your self.
See the attached drawing which lists all the components that you will need. I haven't listed thread tape which you will need to seal the threads when you join the components. The stoppers for tot dispensers (optics) work well to seal the necks of the beer bottles. The guard it made by cutting the thread off the top of a P.E.T. bottle above the carrying lip and the bottom where the parallel sides start curving. Put the tube of the counter pressure bottle filler through the top of the guard and push the stopper home on the 3/8" copper tube the stopper will hold the guard in place.
