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View Poll Results: what equipment do you use to get your siphons started?
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autosiphon
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55.00% |
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carboy cap
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just a hose
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other
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04-05-2006, 03:47 AM
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I use secondaries. :p
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how do you siphon?
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If you choose 'other', specify.
-walker
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04-05-2006, 03:49 AM
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Will work for beer
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Right now, I use the autosiphon.
I am getting ready to change my process though and do it with CO2 through a carboy cap and a racking cane. I want to start taking more measures to limit the exposure to oxygen.
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04-05-2006, 03:53 AM
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I use secondaries. :p
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Originally Posted by Dude
I want to start taking more measures to limit the exposure to oxygen.
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have you been having problems lately, or are you just getting knit-picky in your old age? 
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04-05-2006, 11:46 AM
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Autosiphon now.
I use mostly a bucket for primary. If I go to all carboys (which I eventually may), I'd probably go to the carboy cap/racking cane method.
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04-05-2006, 12:56 PM
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I just use a hose and tap water. Its easy for me to drain the water and a taste of beer into my dog's dry food bowl
Wild
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04-05-2006, 06:25 PM
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Co2 and carboy cap.

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04-05-2006, 06:34 PM
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Autosiphon for me. I'll probably eventually go to a CO2 + carboy cap similar to flhrpi's there at some point.
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04-05-2006, 06:36 PM
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Didn't see this poll yesterday Walker but it leads to a question I was just thinking about... Hope you don't mind...
If you're using an autosiphon, what kind? Since I'm TRYING to get my stuff together (Medical bills are taking priority at the moment) and I am replacing some gear, I really want to get an autosiphon. NB has a nice Fermtech one, but what are your guys thoughts??? It'll be from plastic to glass so the hoods are out for the moment....
Any and all input appreciated...
Ize
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04-05-2006, 06:37 PM
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I use secondaries. :p
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So, you actually force all the beer through with the CO2? (as opposed to a small blast of CO2 to get things rolling and let gravity take over from there?)
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Originally Posted by flhrpi
Co2 and carboy cap.

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04-05-2006, 07:43 PM
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Beer, not rocket science
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Most of the time it is just a hose. Sometimes I fill the hose with water, cap the end with my thumb and then let it go...
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