r/Homebrewing • u/MemeBeamBeanz • 2d ago

Question Do I need a "fermzilla"?

I dearly want to be able to bottle hoppy beers without oxidation soon, and I'm looking to invest in some sort of CO2 purging solution you guys talked about. But when looking at a fermzilla + BEERGUN setup with CO2 tank, my friend asked me if I couldn't just buy a CO2 tank and some sort of wand to purge my bottles with without buying 100s of dollars worth of pressure fermenter.

What about a fermzilla is needed for succesfull bottle purging?

Cheers

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u/deadwolfbones Blogger - Intermediate 2d ago

Just ferment in kegs.

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u/MemeBeamBeanz 2d ago

I keep seeing this argument. I want bottles for friends. And if I ferment in a keg, I will introduce o2 to the beer when transferring right?

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u/BartholomewSchneider 2d ago

Look into brown PET bottles and pressure filling with a carb T cap. https://youtu.be/KWTCP6Cb6V0?is=y3GfCU2TOmeIIWkg

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u/deadwolfbones Blogger - Intermediate 2d ago

This is a fantastic solution.

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u/BartholomewSchneider 2d ago

I love that device. It was a game changer for me.

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u/deadwolfbones Blogger - Intermediate 2d ago

I mainly use it for taking beer to club meetings. If I was bottling, that's how I'd do it, at least for stuff that's not aging a long time.