Mike,
Sorry about the delay, but I've had-am having ISP issues on this end. Yes, I went and photoed the filler gun, but don't have a place to post it to. I'd be happy to e-mail it to you as an attachment if you'd like.
It sounds like you have the idea, though.
I was concerned about aeration too, as the flow out of the nozzle valve was a little ragged. So I enlarged the hole around the actual valve pin, and the increased flow volume made for a smoother flow. The hole & pin are what you see when you look into the front of the nozzle. The pin is what moves in & out to open the valve. I thought about a filling tube on front too, but I don't like the way the wine continues to drain out of such things, after you've shut off the flow. I like to be able to control the fill level carefully, and leave minimal ullage. Angling the tip to the side seems to work well at minimizing aeration, but I may try heating & bending the tip ( the barb end of the front quick connect) to get the same effect with just sticking the thing in the bottle neck. I can see where a fast filling system might want a better solution though.
My flow rate is 10 sec per bottle, from a full carboy on the counter to a bottle on the floor. About as fast as I can move the bottles around and still keep an eye on things. YMMV
need more sulphiteOK, true confession time. I made my first wine (from a kit) about 8 months ago. For the last ~6 months it's been bulk aging in a soda keg. At the time I added...
-- Mike MTM, Cokesbury, NJ, USA
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