Hands on Review: Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler!
Thank you to HBF Contributor Aaron N for this hands on review! Aaron is an advanced brewer, long time reader and a serial tipster!
Nukatap Bottle Filler
As with many homebrewers, my experience with the hobby began with making a boxed kit on my stovetop with about 50 bottles of drinkable beer when all was said and done. It was enough to keep me coming back, advancing in skill and acquiring equipment as time went on. I realized quickly that bottling was my least favorite part and was looking forward to ditching the bottles and getting into kegging. This change was one that made a big impact as far as increasing enjoyment of the hobby for me – that and getting out of stovetop brewing and into an electric brewing setup.
Inevitably, I found myself in the situation where I still needed to fill a few bottles from time to time, mainly for competitions. Now that I was kegging all my beer, I wanted an option that wouldn’t interrupt that practice too much. At the time, the most prevalent options for homebrewers were complicated counterpressure systems or the Blichmann Beer Gun. I opted for the latter and used that for several years to successfully bottle my competition beers. It has its pros and cons (discussed more later), and I always kept my ear to the ground on other options.
Check Current Pricing & Availability:
- Nukatap Counter Pressure Bottle Filler KEG915 via MoreBeer
- Nukatap’s Counter Pressure Bottle Filler via William’s Brewing
