Thank you to HBF Contributor Aaron Nord for this hands on review! Aaron is an advanced award winning brewer, a long time reader and a serial tipster!
After I quickly realized the benefits of kegging, I was happy to forgo the bottling routine and looked forward to never cleaning, sanitizing, and filling 53 twelve-ounce bottles with caps again. Then I decided I would throw my hat into the ring of homebrew competitions. Back to the bottling world.
The Last Straw is a very similar idea to Blichmann’s Beer Gun.
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The most effortless and ergonomic draft bottle filler available. Bottle cold, carbonated beer directly from your keg and ensure precise carbonation and sediment-free bottles.
Quick to set up and easy to clean, the Last Straw® disassembles in seconds. Comes complete with tubing and fittings. Available for Ball-Lock or Pin-Lock kegs.
Kegging your homebrew is both easy and better for your beer. Keg beer tends to come out clearer and remains more stable over time. But sometimes you still need some bottles of homebrew to share.
Dial in your psi, force carbonate your kegged beer, and bottle sediment-free homebrew with perfect carbonation. Maintain every last bubble while bottling at serving pressure for commercial-quality, competition-ready homebrew.
Ergonomic, intuitive control and one-handed operation. Go from keg to beer bottle at just 15 seconds a pop! The ergonomic handle doubles as a bucket hook, so you can keep your filler off unsanitary surfaces between fills.
Ridiculously easy to clean. The Last Straw® disassembles in an instant for quick and painless cleaning. Plus, premium materials prevent contamination, everything that touches your beer is stainless or silicone.
Convenience and control for better beer, faster. The Last Straw® is the last bottle filler you’ll ever need. Includes all necessary tubing and fittings.
Features:
Streamlines the tedious chore of bottling.
Quick to set up, the ergonomic handle makes bottling effortless.
The ergonomic handle doubles as a bucket hook, keeping your filler off unsanitary surfaces.
Last Straw® breaks down for easy cleanup.
Perfectly carbonated beer…first time…every time