MoreFlavor!® Barrel Gas Transfer Tool

R657

MoreFlavor!® Barrel Gas Transfer Tool

R657

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Description

Transfer wine out of a barrel using inert gas to reduce oxidization with our Gas Transfer Tool. After using most all similar tools on the market, we took what we liked and disliked and made our own. Obviously we love the price!... but perhaps more impressive is the polished finish and the excellent quality welds. We sell it without a sight-gauge welded in or attached. We found it easier to clean without a welded in place sight-gauge. We also found that most wineries already had other sight-gauges in the winery and did not need it included. Of course it is available as an option, (sight-gauge H664, clamp H652, gasket, h656.) Replacement gaskets and parts in stock and available.

Quality Features

Stainless lock down mechanism to adjust height
Polished stainless tube
Compression Silicone Bung to form airtight seal with barrel
Adjustable lees pin
Made from 304 stainless steel

Specifications
1.5" Tri-Clover Outlet
1/4" Stainless Steel Ball Valve with FPT inlet for inert gas
31" height from lees pin to pictured stopper

California Recipients: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

Item #	R657
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Weight	9 LBS

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Good price and build quality seems good. Good reviews.

John R on Feb 15, 2023

Barrel aging

Jake A on Dec 2, 2022

barrel filling and transferring

Erik L on Nov 2, 2022

Cheaper than GW KENT

Scott W on Jun 13, 2022

Good reviews on item, competitive price

Southern Philosophy Brewing C on May 13, 2022

Best price around

Zack C on Nov 23, 2021

Better price than the bull dog.

Josiah T on Oct 28, 2021

i have barrels

Les M on Jul 10, 2021

Used on my friend has at his brewery and it works great

Raymond A P on May 19, 2021

had one at previous cidery, affordable and practical

Abram G on Apr 21, 2021

It works good

Dave H on Dec 30, 2020

We need this tool for the brewery.

M. Ty M on Nov 11, 2020

quality and price

Wayne B on Sep 18, 2020

new to barrel aging. hope this helps

Emmett S on Aug 21, 2020

.....to move beer

Joshua on May 22, 2020

Looks like a great deal compared to what local winery supply shops charge

Aaron P on Mar 19, 2020

Reviews

IAN P D on Dec 5, 2019

reviews

matt m on Nov 5, 2019

Transfer barrel aged beers.

Nigel D D on Oct 16, 2019

easier than tipping a barrel to empty it

Travis H on Sep 9, 2019

Because it is cheaper than the Bulldog

Mattthew U on Aug 28, 2019

Fits need

Todd G on Jul 12, 2019

It is a great tool at a great price!

Christian P on May 24, 2019

Cheaper then bulldog

Ted P on Apr 14, 2019

Beer barrels baby

Patrick H T on Mar 28, 2019

Good price and build quality seems good. Good reviews.

John R on Feb 15, 2023

Does not require a pump or gravity

Michelle B on Dec 24, 2022

Barrel aging

Jake A on Dec 2, 2022

because I have to transfer to and from barrels

Ron F on Dec 1, 2022

barrel filling and transferring

Erik L on Nov 2, 2022

Well. I need to fill and empty barrels. :D

Greta M on Jun 24, 2022

Cheaper than GW KENT

Scott W on Jun 13, 2022

Transfer tool for barrel aged beers

Narayan M on May 17, 2022

Good reviews on item, competitive price

Southern Philosophy Brewing C on May 13, 2022

because i need it

Armando C on Jan 7, 2022

Best price around

Zack C on Nov 23, 2021

We will brew imperial stout.

Yokohama Bay Brewing C on Nov 11, 2021

Better price than the bull dog.

Josiah T on Oct 28, 2021

Because it works well

William O on Aug 27, 2021

i have barrels

Les M on Jul 10, 2021

BARREL BREWS

Justin K on May 28, 2021

Used on my friend has at his brewery and it works great

Raymond A P on May 19, 2021

Price and availability.

Adam B on Apr 21, 2021

had one at previous cidery, affordable and practical

Abram G on Apr 21, 2021

Best Price!!

Matthew H O on Jan 11, 2021

It works good

Dave H on Dec 30, 2020

To get beer out of a 59 gallon wine barrel.

marcus h on Dec 24, 2020

We need this tool for the brewery.

M. Ty M on Nov 11, 2020

Cheaper than GW Kent

Nate S on Nov 8, 2020

quality and price

Wayne B on Sep 18, 2020

Gentle way to handle delicate wines

Michelle U on Aug 22, 2020

new to barrel aging. hope this helps

Emmett S on Aug 21, 2020

It is the industry standard for barrel transfers.

Donald Durant J on Jun 10, 2020

.....to move beer

Joshua on May 22, 2020

barrel aging program

Xavier A on May 13, 2020

Looks like a great deal compared to what local winery supply shops charge

Aaron P on Mar 19, 2020

It's a reliable, inexpensive and effective tool in transferring liquid from barrel to tank, or vice versa.

Patrick R on Jan 31, 2020

Reviews

IAN P D on Dec 5, 2019

Tried to make our own, but this was recommended by a fellow brewer.

Anthony H on Nov 30, 2019

reviews

matt m on Nov 5, 2019

Better price than the competitor and has great reviews.

Matt R on Oct 23, 2019

Transfer barrel aged beers.

Nigel D D on Oct 16, 2019

Old one stuck and canâ€™t be taken apart.

Alibi Ale W on Sep 25, 2019

easier than tipping a barrel to empty it

Travis H on Sep 9, 2019

cheaper than gw kent

Molly F on Sep 7, 2019

Because it is cheaper than the Bulldog

Mattthew U on Aug 28, 2019

Used it at a previous job

Christian L on Aug 28, 2019

Fits need

Todd G on Jul 12, 2019

More economical than other alternatives in the market.

Dustin S on Jun 20, 2019

It is a great tool at a great price!

Christian P on May 24, 2019

best price

michael n on May 10, 2019

Cheaper then bulldog

Ted P on Apr 14, 2019

I need it.

Alex P on Apr 6, 2019

Beer barrels baby

Patrick H T on Mar 28, 2019

well priced and well reviewed from personal friends

Matt D on Mar 25, 2019

Does not require a pump or gravity

Michelle B on Dec 24, 2022

because I have to transfer to and from barrels

Ron F on Dec 1, 2022

Well. I need to fill and empty barrels. :D

Greta M on Jun 24, 2022

Transfer tool for barrel aged beers

Narayan M on May 17, 2022

because i need it

Armando C on Jan 7, 2022

We will brew imperial stout.

Yokohama Bay Brewing C on Nov 11, 2021

Because it works well

William O on Aug 27, 2021

BARREL BREWS

Justin K on May 28, 2021

Price and availability.

Adam B on Apr 21, 2021

Best Price!!

Matthew H O on Jan 11, 2021

To get beer out of a 59 gallon wine barrel.

marcus h on Dec 24, 2020

Cheaper than GW Kent

Nate S on Nov 8, 2020

Gentle way to handle delicate wines

Michelle U on Aug 22, 2020

It is the industry standard for barrel transfers.

Donald Durant J on Jun 10, 2020

barrel aging program

Xavier A on May 13, 2020

It's a reliable, inexpensive and effective tool in transferring liquid from barrel to tank, or vice versa.

Patrick R on Jan 31, 2020

Tried to make our own, but this was recommended by a fellow brewer.

Anthony H on Nov 30, 2019

Better price than the competitor and has great reviews.

Matt R on Oct 23, 2019

Old one stuck and canâ€™t be taken apart.

Alibi Ale W on Sep 25, 2019

cheaper than gw kent

Molly F on Sep 7, 2019

Used it at a previous job

Christian L on Aug 28, 2019

More economical than other alternatives in the market.

Dustin S on Jun 20, 2019

best price

michael n on May 10, 2019

I need it.

Alex P on Apr 6, 2019

well priced and well reviewed from personal friends

Matt D on Mar 25, 2019

is this height adjustable to fit any size barrel? I have several 5 and 10 gallon barrels i need it for. HELP!

Francisco Ramos on Jan 18, 2018

BEST ANSWER: Yes, not only does it have an adjustable lees pin at the bottom but the whole valve and bung assembly can be adjusted along the whole length of the racking cane to accommodate various size barrels.

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Graciela H Staff on Feb 5, 2018

What is the maximum vessel depth achievable if the stopper is pushed as high as it will go? I am looking to transfer apple juice for cider from a 275 gallon IBC tote which measures about 38" from the lid to bottom of the tote. I may need to extend the tube so it reaches the bottom. If so, what is the outer diameter of the stainless tube?

Nico Chiarito on Nov 28, 2020

BEST ANSWER: I just measured that maximum vertical distance as about 33.5”, maybe a bit more. The outer diameter of the stainless tube is 1 7/64”, or just under an inch and an eighth, as measured with a digital caliper. Hope this helps.

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Joshua D on Dec 3, 2020
Purchased on Jan 22, 2019

I have several stainless kegs (old firestones) that take a #10 stopper. Any idea if the stopper will fit this sized keg?

Mark Parker on Mar 7, 2018

BEST ANSWER: I'm not sure what a #10 stopper dimensions are. The small end of this one is 1.75 inches. At the top its closer to 2.25 inches. It expands to seal the bung hole when you turn the lower screw handle right above the rubber stopper. I would say if the hole in your keg is about 2 inches this will work.

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JEFFREY C. on Mar 7, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

How do you clean the assembly? I cannot locate an instruction manual.

Tim Quiring on Feb 1, 2019

BEST ANSWER: I run PBW through it for 20 minutes or so: put PBW + water in the boil kettle, hook the BK outlet to the outlet of the cane and put the whole thing in the BK so the solution flows through the cane, out of the BK, back into the top of the cane and out of the bottom again.

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Troy H on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

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Troy H on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

You can wash the outside parts with the typical cleaning solution you would use for your wine equipment . Then run the same through the long tube. Then rinse all with filtered water.

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John on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

We run very hot water through it post use. Before use, we run sanitizer through it and leave it in a bucket of sanitizer as well.

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Marco R on Feb 5, 2019
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

We run hot water through and then brush inside with pipe brush followed by sanitization with starsan. Works well.

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Scott K on Feb 3, 2019
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

We place ours inside our CIP tank and connect a hose to it.

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Shannon C on Feb 2, 2019
Purchased on Dec 22, 2017

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what are the packaging dimensions?

Eric Carrasco Mendez on May 8, 2022

What is the recommended CO2 pressure? Looks like it has a PRV.

Tim Quiring on Feb 1, 2019

BEST ANSWER: The PRV on this is rated to 55 psi. All of the other answers are correct that you really just need a little bit of pressure to push your product out of the barrel. Then when you're finished you can either relieve the pressure with the PRV.

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Malcolm Lieban Staff on Jun 11, 2020

We tend not to exceed 10psi when transferring out of barrels. There is always a chance of blowing the head out of the barrel if pressures get too high. I don’t think the prv has ever kicked on.

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Brendan A on Feb 2, 2019
Purchased on Dec 23, 2017

We use about 10 psi CO2 when transferring beer from barrels. It does have a PRV (not sure what it is rated to).

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Ed G on Feb 5, 2019
Purchased on Dec 22, 2017

I just start low and wait for it to flow, if its too fast i lower the pressure. has worked great so far.

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Ronald S on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 22, 2017

It does have a PRV. You only need low pressure to move the wine. 1 to 3 PSI is plenty.

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John on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 21, 2017

We only use about 5 psi so we can get a pumped primed and keep the barrel full of CO2

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Josiah b on Feb 1, 2019
Purchased on Dec 22, 2017

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I have a 220L steel tank I’d like to push wine into when racking through the 1/2” ball valve at the base of the tank. Can I expect that 10PSI will maintain pushing the wine into the tank even when the tank is almost full? My concern is that the gravity pressure coming from the tank from the weight of the wine will be greater than that being pushed by the gas and it won’t work. Anyone doing this?

Chad Hughes on Nov 20, 2021

BEST ANSWER: The short answer is yes, though it all depends on the pressure inside the receiving tank. If your receiving tank has a port that you can vent pressure before you start and leave open during the transfer (to allow for gas to escape as you take up volume with liquid) then 10 psi will be more than enough to push the liquid against gravity and the weight of the liquid itself. We use this tool to rack out of 53 and 60 gallon barrels into a 217 (7bbl) tank. Onec we start on the second barrel we are pushing against the contents of the first barrel already in the receiving tank and don't have any issues. We also transfer from tank to tank and push up to 15 bbl from one fermenter to another at much less than a 10 psi gradient.

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Brian M on Dec 1, 2021
Purchased on Jan 12, 2020

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Brian M on Dec 1, 2021
Purchased on Jan 12, 2020

Hello, we transfer-rack our cider with C02. normally applying head pressure on the primary tank at 15 PSI for a 900 L tank. I know this may sound pretty basic but ensure you have your transfer-secondary tank vented at the top to avoid pressure buildup that would stall your transfer. We also add C02 to the secondary tank before transfer to minimize oxygen exposure.

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Waldschanke C on Dec 10, 2021
Purchased on Dec 16, 2019

You should be able to
Do this no problem. We fill 1000L tanks that way. We rack from barrels and if there is a problem with the staves leaking we sometime add a pump in-line to the tank and once flow has started use the pump to keep liquid moving.

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Austin J on Dec 2, 2021
Purchased on Jan 21, 2020

This should be no issue, we rack 2 or 3 - 55 gallon barrels into a tank at a time and push at less than 5 psi. For 60 gallons the head pressure will be no issue.

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Bent H on Dec 1, 2021
Purchased on Dec 5, 2019

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Does this tool pressurize the tank being transferred from the top or the bottom? I’m concerned about disturbing the lees at the bottom of the tank during transfer if the gas comes out the bottom of the tool.

Shawn wichman on Oct 14, 2018

BEST ANSWER: I use one of these in my home winery. It pressurizes from the top (where the rubber seal is) and presses liquid up from the bottom. You have to set the little screw in the bottom to lift the liquid pipe off the bottom of barrel so you don't push up lees that are on the bottom. Works great.

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Barbara J on Oct 14, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

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Barbara J on Oct 14, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

The gas flows in from the top of the barrel and works perfectly. However it will only fit barrels with the larger style bung holes. If you are using the smaller 15 gallon range barrels they may have the smaller bung and will not work without modification to the barrel.

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Valued C on Oct 14, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

Gas pressure is added below the stopper. Pressure is added above liquid in the barrel to draw liquid up. It does not bubble gas through the liquid

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dalen l on Oct 14, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

The gas will enter the barrel through the gasket at the top so as not to disturb trub at the bottom.

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Clint T on Oct 15, 2018
Purchased on Dec 20, 2017

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Will this work on speidel plastic fermenters/storage tanks?

Charles Taft on May 4, 2023

BEST ANSWER: The bung on this and the bung on the speidel are pretty close in size so this should work. it just needs to make a tight seal on the bung hole and then a few PSI should do the job. The largest size speidel (120 liter) is probably too tall for this to work but it should work on the 60 liter and the 30 liter.

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Andrew A on May 8, 2023
Purchased on Jul 22, 2021

Using this to transfer wine from out of a 59 gallon barreling using argon. How much gas would this use? I have a small 40 cu ft tank and wondering how much of that tank it will take?

Robert Jajko on Feb 15, 2023

BEST ANSWER: I can usually pull about 10 with a 200cuft tank.

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Michael R on Mar 27, 2023
Purchased on Mar 31, 2021

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great product

A thing of beauty, and extremely well-built.

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wood barrel transfer tool

very nice tool at a reasonable price

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Gruner Brothers B

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Rated 5 out of 5

Great service excellent customer service

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Siret V

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Rated 5 out of 5

Great tool

Quality tool at a great price. Much more affordable than the other bull dogs on the market.

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August 14, 2021

Andrew A

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Rated 5 out of 5

Nicely done

Well made and price is right

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June 4, 2021

Dan S

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Rated 4 out of 5

Basic and Works

Transfers beers in and out of barrels.

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June 3, 2021

Adam B

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Rated 5 out of 5

Works great, glad to finally be able to fill barrels. Looking forward to emptying them when the cider's ready!

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May 10, 2021

Abram G

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Rated 5 out of 5

Works great!

Works great for transferring from a barrel at a fraction of the cost of some of the others out there.

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March 3, 2021

Scott Heckel

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Rated 5 out of 5

Cheaper than and comparable to other brands

So far so good. This bad boy is the bees knees, we used it to transfer a mixed ferm that spent 19 months in the barrel, straight to the keg. The ability to remove all the soft parts is monumental in keeping peace of mind between mixed ferm and regular batches.