Grifo 8243002 Automatic Bottle Filler

Used for home-brew beer, there aren't too many reviews out there on the net about this so I thought I would add my tuppence worth.The basics are as per 3 head model, a plastic tray with ball valve to regulate the volume of wort in it, and then 2 stainless steel swan neck bottle filling rods. A loose fitting red lid sits on top to prevent dust. The bottling rods must each be primed as a syphon at the start of a bottling session by sucking on the end of each one. After the syphon is started, you can go ahead and feed bottles onto the rods and they will fill to a preset level (adjustable using a few thumb screws - trial and error with water before you use it for beer) and then stop.It works better than any single syphon bottle rods that I've tried, and a batch of 23L brew is certainly quicker to bottle with the Grifo than with a traditional bottling rod, even when factoring in grifo cleaning time. Also there is less mess. There are some drips from the end of the rods during bottling so I put a tray underneath to save the floor.Cleaning: I clean with VWP after use then simply sanitise with a no rinse sanitiser before the next use (having left it clean last time).Overall I'm glad I bought it after 2 uses, and it is definitely worth the shelf space in my brew space!

I bought this a few weeks ago but only used it today as my cider was ready to bottle. What a mess. Cider everywhere I think there must be bits missing as the cider just kept pouring out