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#1 StankDelicious

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Posted 21 April 2014 - 08:04 AM

Was transferring my competition beer to a keg last night and noticed a lot of bubbles where the hose meets the racking cane. So I tried to make sure the hose was snug and snapped the bend in half inside of the hose. I did the best I could by holding my hand around it, during the rest of the siphon but I'm sure oxidation is going to be on my score sheet. :stabby: :stabby: :stabby:



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 08:25 AM

I can't understand why people use those things.  Siphoning is so easy, why complicate it?



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 08:35 AM

how the heck did you manage that?

I can't understand why people use those things.  Siphoning is so easy, why complicate it?

been using them for 12 years, what's "complicated"?



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 08:36 AM

I can't understand why people use those things.  Siphoning is so easy, why complicate it?

They've always worked well for me. Never had an issue until now.

 

how the heck did you manage that?

been using them for 12 years, what's "complicated"?

 

No clue. I barely pushed on it and SNAP. I know I'm a big, oafish lout of a man but I'm not that strong.



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 08:46 AM

I had no idea autosiphons were were breakable. Next someone will tell me hydrometers aren't indestructible.

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Posted 21 April 2014 - 10:20 AM

I just never had any trouble with siphoning so I've never tried one. 



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 11:42 AM

I just never had any trouble with siphoning so I've never tried one. 

what method?



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 11:44 AM

what method?

 

Racking cane and tubing filled with water.  Nothin' special.



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 11:57 AM

Funny. Having gotten into this hobby only 2 years ago I've never used anything but an auto-siphon. Wouldn't even know how to do it the regular way.



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 12:27 PM

Yep, still use an SS racking cane and tubing. I have broken two auto-siphons so enough is enough.

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Posted 21 April 2014 - 12:36 PM

Yep, still use an SS racking cane and tubing. I have broken two auto-siphons so enough is enough.

 

same here.  i use either negative pressure or CO2 to get things started and then I generally let gravity take over.



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 01:29 PM

Yep, still use an SS racking cane and tubing. I have broken two auto-siphons so enough is enough.

Stainless is on the purchase list.



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 02:13 PM

Stainless is on the purchase list.

Mine has to be 10 years old, at least. The one time I broke the autosiphon I cracked the tubing like you did. The second time the outer (larger) part of the rig rolled off the counter onto the tile floor and broke. Maybe they're cheaply made, maybe they weaken with the hot cleanser and then cool sanitizer... not sure but they're not exactly "built tough".

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Posted 21 April 2014 - 03:15 PM

Racking cane and tubing filled with water.  Nothin' special.

That's all I've ever used, too.  Though I usually just use the Starsan that's in the tube from sanitizing, unless I break the siphon somehow (i.e., trip over something and knock the tubing out onto the floor.) I've only ever seen an autosiphon in the package at the LHBS.



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Posted 21 April 2014 - 03:53 PM

That's all I've ever used, too.  Though I usually just use the Starsan that's in the tube from sanitizing, unless I break the siphon somehow (i.e., trip over something and knock the tubing out onto the floor.) I've only ever seen an autosiphon in the package at the LHBS.

I will say... it's a nice little toy and it works nicely. Just pump it a couple of times and... autosiphon. I really like the way it works, I just don't like the way it lasts. Or doesn't last.

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Posted 21 April 2014 - 04:37 PM

I broke 2 autosiphons, but never the racking cane part. I dropped one and cracked the outer tube and then one day trying to clean the bottom of the tube that I couldn't reach from the open end I pushed a small brush up from the bottom and broke the valve.  At least now I know how they work.

 

EDIT:  I forgot to add that I went to the plastic Speidel fermenter so now its gravity feed in and gravity feed out.


Edited by MakeMeHoppy, 21 April 2014 - 04:38 PM.


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Posted 22 April 2014 - 07:09 AM

I am on my second or third Auto-syphon plastic. I have the SS (which i have not yet used) .Someone please make a video of how you do it and post it on the youtubes. Watching the Austin homebrew guy put his mouth on the end of the hose is not fun.(saying i could contaminate my beer this way)

 

 I am always afraid to put the water or starsan in the beer. For now i am careful with my latest auto-Syphon and have not broken it yet. I have yet to find a good video of this procedure. 



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Posted 22 April 2014 - 07:29 AM

I am on my second or third Auto-syphon plastic. I have the SS (which i have not yet used) .Someone please make a video of how you do it and post it on the youtubes. Watching the Austin homebrew guy put his mouth on the end of the hose is not fun.(saying i could contaminate my beer this way)

 

 I am always afraid to put the water or starsan in the beer. For now i am careful with my latest auto-Syphon and have not broken it yet. I have yet to find a good video of this procedure. 

 

why are you afraid of starsan?



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Posted 22 April 2014 - 07:35 AM

why are you afraid of starsan?

Yep. That's it im skeered..Just saying there are no good video procedures i can find. 



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Posted 22 April 2014 - 07:37 AM

 I am always afraid to put the water or starsan in the beer.

 

 

Yep. That's it im skeered..Just saying there are no good video procedures i can find. 

 

???

 

You said you were afraid of starsan in the beer.  i was just asking why.




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