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Offline shallow

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Beer Gun question
« on: January 21, 2016, 02:43:51 PM »
Does anyone have experience with a beer gun? How real is the threat of oxidation if you don't purge with co2 first?

The reason I ask is that the gun came with a threaded female fitting for the co2 connection. I don't have a dual gauge regulator on my tank, and my manifold only has barbs that have a larger diameter than the hoses that came with the gun. I'm wondering if I need to buy a dual gauge regulator...

Thoughts?

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Re: Beer Gun question
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2016, 02:59:45 PM »
No need for the dual guage regulator for the beer gun. I have an extra port on my manifold that I used for the beer gun. You should be able to grab a brass fitting at home depot that fits the gun and has the appropriate barb size.

I removed the barb on the gun, and replaced with a ball-lock gas post from a keg, so it's super easy to hook up the gas to it.
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Re: Beer Gun question
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2016, 04:00:19 PM »
So instead of using the gas line that came with the gun, you installed a ball lock post on the butt end of the gun and then hook your gas coupler up to it?

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Re: Beer Gun question
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2016, 04:56:23 PM »
Correct.

For the Blichmann Gun, you need:

Adapter: https://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=plug-adapter-mpt
Post: http://www.ontariobeerkegs.com/product_p/post.htm

And threadtape, and the oring for the post.
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Re: Beer Gun question
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2016, 09:38:55 AM »
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Re: Beer Gun question
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2016, 02:47:21 PM »
great, another thing I need now...

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Re: Beer Gun question
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2016, 11:54:18 PM »
lol it never stops
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