ozdevil Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Hey guys What i am about to mention could be a very handy device for some bottlers using unitanks like the fermzilla , snubbys fermentersuarus's its the Boel Itap what this device is a counter pressure bottle filler and warning its not cheap device but well worth the money i think and could be a real gamechanger for the bottling guys.. Not just that its perfect for the kegging guys this device can be mounted to a kegerator eg if you only have a 2 tap you may want to up grade the font to a 3 tap font and use the middle font place as the dedicated i Tap for bottling. or either purchase a new bottle capper and use the old capper purposly for mounting the ITap Those not kegging but using fermenters like the fermzilla how you could use this for your bottling and bottling with bugger all oxidisation till capping 1 ferment wort in ya deadicate unitank (eg fermzilla) 2 once fermented cold crash in the fridge like normal and also carb the beer up to your desired carbonation and serving pressure 3 chill your bottles at this stage as well and sanitise with a bit of tin foil over the bottles 4 once fully carbonated connect your gas and beer line to the itap (you will need a gas line to itap as well as your unitank) 5 grab your sanitised bottle and place it in the itap 6 purge your sanitised bottle 7 pressurize the sanitised bottle 8 pull the tap handle down like you would pour a beer from a kegerator (no beer should pour at this stage) 9 Slowly release the side wingnut to allow beer to flow and you do not want it to pour quick as you dont want foaming) 10 remove from itap and cap its very clean process from the reviews i have seen and could change the world for those that do like to bottle and using unitanks Also I believe you can to twist tops eg PET bottles but not 100% certain you would have to look fully into that before making the purchase obviously you cant use this method with coopers fermenters or the barrel type fermenters how much it retails i am not sure but i know its not a cheapy but alot of keggers who bottle are dropping the tapcoolers and counter flow bottle fillers for this version its no mess and easy cheers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, ozdevil said: Also I believe you can to twist tops eg PET bottles but not 100% certain you would have to look fully into that before making the purchase He says in the video there is PET version available but it's a different model. They even have one for swing-top bottles... eBay has the PET version for AU$180 incl postage. iTap has the basic model at €99 - not sure what postage would be. I think I'll get the duotight one from KL when it comes in - I like pretty but not for that price. Interesting implementation of the counter-pressure concept. Edited July 26, 2021 by Journeyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 57 minutes ago, Journeyman said: He says in the video there is PET version available but it's a different model. They even have one for swing-top bottles... eBay has the PET version for AU$180 incl postage. iTap has the basic model at €99 - not sure what postage would be. I think I'll get the duotight one from KL when it comes in - I like pretty but not for that price. Interesting implementation of the counter-pressure concept. I think you will find its an extra attachment not an entire new unit for the Pet version To be honest most will go with the Nukatap counter pressure bottle filler which is a copy of the tapcooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, ozdevil said: I think you will find its an extra attachment not an entire new unit for the Pet version To be honest most will go with the Nukatap counter pressure bottle filler which is a copy of the tapcooler No they actually have them listed as separate products on the iTap site.EDIT: I went back and had a look - they DO have the iTap for PET listed separately at a different price but then mention it has the clamp lock for PET and that "you may want to purchase a clamp lock for crown" so looks like we're both correct. And yeah, the nukatap one is what I am waiting for - $50 is much closer to my price point. Edited July 26, 2021 by Journeyman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 3 minutes ago, Journeyman said: No they actually have them listed as separate products on the iTap site. And yeah, the nukatap one is what I am waiting for - $50 is much closer to my price point. you can buy just the attachment for $50 for the Pet bottles if one was just to have the crown seal bottles and yes i would agree that you could buy the entire itap already with pet bottle attachment I am not going to invest in the itap myself unless my tapcooler goes belly up then i would just replace with the nuka tap as i would only bottle 1/2 at a time if i was to bottle all my brews and not keg and wanted oxidisation this would be a perfect solution but still an over kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 They are an awesome bit of gear and well made. I have several in stock at the moment. You can simply change out from crown cap to pet bottles in 10 seconds with a Seperate attachment. i-Tap 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 7/27/2021 at 12:29 PM, Hoppy81 said: They are an awesome bit of gear and well made. I have several in stock at the moment. You can simply change out from crown cap to pet bottles in 10 seconds with a Seperate attachment. i-Tap well hoppy81 just purchased the itap from your store only went with the crown seal as i mainly bottle into stubbies that are crown sealed looking forward to receiving it , but it maybe a few weeks before i get to try it out time i get a few other bits and sods and a stand to mount it on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journeyman Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 On 7/27/2021 at 11:59 AM, Hoppy81 said: They are an awesome bit of gear and well made. I have several in stock at the moment. You can simply change out from crown cap to pet bottles in 10 seconds with a Seperate attachment. i-Tap Them's be MUCH better prices than the EU site I looked at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 4 hours ago, ozdevil said: well hoppy81 just purchased the itap from your store only went with the crown seal as i mainly bottle into stubbies that are crown sealed looking forward to receiving it , but it maybe a few weeks before i get to try it out time i get a few other bits and sods and a stand to mount it on Cheers for the order mate, all packaged ready to be sent tomorrow. You'll be amazed how easy it is, I've been pi$$ing around with the counter pressure bottle filler from Kegland for a couple of years and its painful haha. Let me know what you think when you receive it, once again cheers for the order. Regards, Hoppy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 3 hours ago, Journeyman said: Them's be MUCH better prices than the EU site I looked at. Yeah I'm trying to keep them as cheap as possible. Postage is a killer from Russia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Hoppy81 said: Cheers for the order mate, all packaged ready to be sent tomorrow. You'll be amazed how easy it is, I've been pi$$ing around with the counter pressure bottle filler from Kegland for a couple of years and its painful haha. Let me know what you think when you receive it, once again cheers for the order. Regards, Hoppy i will i have to source a couple of things for mounting it which may take a few weeks yet as i am going to get a mate to build a stand for it i have used the kegland counterprssure filler that you have to physiclly hold and manipulate it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBooz2 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 @Hoppy81 sounds like the business is going well. You don't also import Russian Brides do you ha ha... They should be sent from Russia with love. On a serious note, would it be possible to mount one of theses gadgets onto / through a fridge door like you do with a Nuka Tap setup. I have two Nuka taps mounted on my keg fridge and have room for a third. If its possible then I will get one of your gadgets and fix it in the third vacant spot to use as a stubbie filler. TIA Cheers - AL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, iBooz2 said: @Hoppy81 sounds like the business is going well. You don't also import Russian Brides do you ha ha... They should be sent from Russia with love. On a serious note, would it be possible to mount one of theses gadgets onto / through a fridge door like you do with a Nuka Tap setup. I have two Nuka taps mounted on my keg fridge and have room for a third. If its possible then I will get one of your gadgets and fix it in the third vacant spot to use as a stubbie filler. TIA Cheers - AL yeah you can hook them up to a keg fridge or Keezer from the research i have done on these. i want mine to be a bit more portable you can also get a g-connecter to use the itap as a extra tap if you want there is also the 2-tap boel counter pressure bottle filler where you can connect 2 different beers up at the same time but only pour 1 at a time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 1 hour ago, iBooz2 said: You don't also import Russian Brides do you ha ha... They should be sent from Russia with love. Я хочу пиво Al here's a Russian saying for you, you will have to work it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Jones Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 37 minutes ago, CLASSIC said: Я хочу пиво Al here's a Russian saying for you, you will have to work it out. Count me in !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 2 hours ago, iBooz2 said: @Hoppy81 sounds like the business is going well. You don't also import Russian Brides do you ha ha... They should be sent from Russia with love. On a serious note, would it be possible to mount one of theses gadgets onto / through a fridge door like you do with a Nuka Tap setup. I have two Nuka taps mounted on my keg fridge and have room for a third. If its possible then I will get one of your gadgets and fix it in the third vacant spot to use as a stubbie filler. TIA Cheers - AL Haha, no Russian brides imported....yet.. I have mounted mine through a fridge door beside the other 4 Nukataps. Works great. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Hoppy81 said: Haha, no Russian brides imported....yet.. @Hoppy81 as long as they have a boat, can clean fish & their Father owns a Brewery it will be OK. Edited August 2, 2021 by CLASSIC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) Looks like it will be delivered today @ozdevil Not sure if you have a Kegerator but i managed to fit it on the font by disposing of the supplied barb and use a duotight fitting. Edited August 10, 2021 by Hoppy81 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Brewing Co Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Hoppy81 said: Not sure if you have a Kegerator but i managed to fit it on the font by disposing of the supplied barb and use a duotight fitting. Great set-up @Hoppy81 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 34 minutes ago, Hoppy81 said: Looks like it will be delivered today @ozdevil Not sure if you have a Kegerator but i managed to fit it on the font by disposing of the supplied barb and use a duotight fitting. Yes I do mate , I might look at that idea Just got work out do I want a 4 tap system to pour beer or do I want 3 taps+itap. Or do I want it to be portable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, CLASSIC said: Great set-up @Hoppy81 Cheers Phil, Just had it fully wrapped, really happy how it turned out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, ozdevil said: Yes I do mate , I might look at that idea Just got work out do I want a 4 tap system to pour beer or do I want 3 taps+itap. Or do I want it to be portable Yeah i wasn't initially attaching the itap on the font but due to having odd sized kegs i couldn't fit a 4th keg in there so went with the itap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, Hoppy81 said: Yeah i wasn't initially attaching the itap on the font but due to having odd sized kegs i couldn't fit a 4th keg in there so went with the itap. I was planning to install it on a bottlecapper That way I can do 750ml crown bottles as well as the stubby. As on the font it looks like your Limited to stubbies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy81 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 34 minutes ago, ozdevil said: I was planning to install it on a bottlecapper That way I can do 750ml crown bottles as well as the stubby. As on the font it looks like your Limited to stubbies Yeah you definitely wont get 750ml bottles under it, i had to move the drip tray to fit a corona bottle under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozdevil Posted August 11, 2021 Author Share Posted August 11, 2021 Ok Recieved the Boel Itap yesterday from three chins brewing as it was late didnt have a great look but I tell you what i have seen i am impressed so far it could be a few weeks yet before i get fully set up as i just order extra parts for the Boel Itap and few extra goodies and i need to either make a stand or get another bottle capper which will happen very soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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