Device and method for filling containers with a liquid, in particular for bottling

A device for filling a container with a liquid, comprising:

• a filling unit, comprising:
• connections connected to a source of the liquid, a source of an inert gas and a suction device;
• a pipe comprising a first tube and a second tube;
• a third tube, a bottom end of the third tube being above a bottom end of the first tube and a bottom end of the second tube;
• a retainer to hold a container in the filling unit;
• and
• a controller configured to maintain said at least one of said tubes at a determined distance from a level of the liquid residing in said container,
• wherein said first and second tubes are each connected to one of said connections connected to the source of liquid and to the source of an inert gas, respectively and the third tube is connected to the suction device, and
• wherein a bottom end of the third tube is above a bottom end of the first tube and a bottom end of the second tube and located radially outwardly from the first tube and the second tube.