The Last Straw Bottle Filler does an excellent job and is easy to use and keep clean. That being said this is not a true counter pressure filler and will not work as well as one. Also, Keep in mind you will need a few extra parts to use this filler including a spare korny can for sanitizing, refer to the directions. The only complaint I have is with the trigger mechanism at the tip of the wand. It is finicky and if presses too hard can lock open so the beer continues to flow when you remove the wand from the bottle. If you are gentle with it it works perfectly.

Here are a few tips for getting the most out of The Last Straw Bottle Filler.

1) Read the directions front to back and follow all the recommendations. I’m a professional brewer and there advice is solid.

2) cold beer holds onto CO2. Warm beer doesn’t. Get everything as cold as possible. I can’t stress this enough. The beer should be as close to 32 as you can get it. It also helps to chill the bottles. Even a few degrees can make a big difference.

3) keep the pressure on you keg at 7-9 psi. Too much pressure will make the beer flow too fast and foam in the bottle, but low pressure will cause the beer to foam in the beer line. If you seen any bubbles in the beer line leading to the wand than the pressure is too low.

4) don’t over carbonate you’re beer. If you like your beers highly carbonated (over 2.8 volumes of CO2) you are likely to have trouble with foaming.

5) unlike bottle conditioned beer, your beer will need to be kept refrigerated after bottling with The Last Straw Bottle Filler. If not than you will find a decline in the quality of the beer in as quick as 4 days.