Backpressure filler on stand

Counter pressure filler (MTF) on stand is operated like this:

• set the handle of the valve on top (beer valve) horizontally to close it
• Set the handle of the 3-way valve (CO2 valve) to the centre position to shut off the CO2 (as pictured)
• Connect kegs and MTF to the same CO2 regulator
• Adjust the bottle height so the conical stopper closes the opening of the bottle. 1 cm spring travel than normal.
• Connect the hose with the black coupling to the beer outlet on the keg and the John Guest coupling on top of the MTF. The hose should be about 2 cm down in the coupling.
• Turn the handle of the CO2 valve up to fill the bottle with CO2
• Open the beer valve (handle vertical)
• vent by turning the handle of the co2 valve down
• Adjust the venting speed on the thumbscrew on the co2 valve to fill without excessive foaming
• When the beer almost reaches the top close the beer valve and remove the bottle
• Attach a new bottle
• Turn the handle of the CO2 valve up to fill the bottle with CO2
• and so on…

The colder the beer, the less it will foam and thus a higher filling speed can be achieved.

The tubing that goes into the bottle is cut to reach the bottom of the bottle. It can be extended with 7/10 mm silicone tubing if you suddenly need to fill a taller bottle. You can also have different lengths of tubing, but it can be difficult to get it back in place if you take it out.

Clean with Keg Clean and rinse with a weak solution of OxiPro 12 (0.6 %)

Have a bucket standing below the MFT to catch any drips when you remove the bottle.

It's a good idea to bolt (screw) the MTF onto a plate together with your capping machine, then you can cap the first bottle while the second one is being filled, and so on...