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04-05-2009, 07:40 AM
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I use a regular racking cane for the 1 gallon carboys. I dunno  I do need to get a new auto siphon though, but I hear you do need to get the smaller version for the 1 gal carboys.
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04-06-2009, 04:21 AM
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That wasn't what I wanted to hear! 
I've had bubbles in the past with beer right at the junction of the cane and the hose - but these bubbles were going all through the hose and into the secondary....
You've had success racking with a full size cane from a 1-gallon jug to another? damn LHBS in Colorado Springs ripped me off!
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04-06-2009, 04:42 AM
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It can be tricky, but I've got my habits down on it.
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Originally Posted by Snuffalupagus
the idea of homebrew is to make something that tastes better, is better for you, and reflects your personal tastes better than a commercial brew... not to power your lawmower
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04-06-2009, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Tusch
It can be tricky, but I've got my habits down on it.
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again, not what I wanted to hear!
Are the huge amounts of bubbles I saw bad?? Well, I guess it doesn't matter - it's resting in the secondary and won't be bottled for a few months....
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04-10-2009, 04:26 AM
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Seriously - I need some advice; my short auto-siphon produced a ton of bubbles during racking, and I'm wondering if it was CO2 or O2.
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04-10-2009, 04:26 PM
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Unless you have a leak in the rubber gasket between tubes in the siphon, you were seeing CO2.
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04-12-2009, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by AZ_IPA
again, not what I wanted to hear!
Are the huge amounts of bubbles I saw bad?? Well, I guess it doesn't matter - it's resting in the secondary and won't be bottled for a few months.... |
If the bubbles you saw during racking stayed put then there is nothing to worry about, they just watched your wonderful mead pass by and did not dissolve into solution. RDWHAHB!
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