Blichmann Engineering, LLC 2016 BeerGun Owners Manual NEW-V1
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• QUICKLY open and close the beer trigger.
• Start with about 6 PSI keg pressure. Increase pressure to fill faster, but balance fill speed with foaming.
• Ensure that you use the full 10 ft of 3/16” ID hose to reduce the beer pressure on the way to the filler
• About 5 sec of CO2 flow will purge a 12 oz bottle at 6 PSI.
• Never exceed serving pressure when initially carbonating your beer or you will likely experience
foaming issues
Trouble-shooting
The BeerGun® is a very reliable product with tens of thousands in use all over the world and has been used to
help homebrewers and commercial breweries win countless competitions. Over the years we’ve found the
following things to be the most common issues while using this product.
Excessive foaming: Make sure that you are QUICKLY opening and closing the beer trigger. Throttling the
trigger will cause foaming.
The other common cause of excessive foaming is over-carbonated beer. This happens when you exceed the
normal carbonation pressure to speed along force carbonation. Typically you should use 12-13 PSI at 40 F beer
temperature. The beer will be fully carbonated in 7-10 days. If you wish to speed along carbonation we
recommend the Blichmann Engineering QuickCarb™ which will carbonate your beer in less than an hour
without risk of over-carbonation. If you believe you have over-carbonated your beer, you will need to vent the
excess gas over several days by pulling the pressure relief valve on the top of the keg to vent the pressure. Do
this several times per day until you have vented the excess carbonation.
Bottling highly carbonated or high protein beer styles can be a little challenging. If your normal procedure isn’t
providing the desired result, try chilling your bottles and, if possible, reduce the temperature of your beer to
about 35F – but make sure to remove the CO
2
ball lock before chilling or you will over-carbonate your beer!
This will help keep the CO
2
in solution while you fill your bottles.
Beer clip / Beer trigger is loose: very gently bend the tines of the beer clip/trigger back together with pliers, a
little bit at a time until it snaps onto CO
2
/ beer tube firmly by hand. To prevent beer clip damage, do not pull
unnecessarily hard on the trigger, and do not force the clips aggressively onto the grooves.
If this guide doesn’t resolve your trouble, please reach out to us at support@blichmannengineering.com and
we’ll be glad to help!
Maintenance
Disassemble and clean the BeerGun® bottle filler after each use. It is not necessary or recommended to remove
the thumb actuated CO
2
lever from the grip. Completely disassemble the BeerGun® bottle filler and soak the
parts and hoses in a hot solution of Five Star Chemical’s Powdered Brewery Wash (PBW) or similar product. Use
the included brush to clean the inside of the tubes. Rinse all parts in hot water and then soak in your favorite
non-chlorine sanitizer. Do not exceed the recommended soaking time – usually just a few minutes is all that is
needed. Hang the hoses to dry overnight and place the other parts on a clean towel. When all parts are
thoroughly dry store them in the convenient storage case for the next use!
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