dstranger99

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I had thought about fermenting with the spigot bucket, but what about the yeast cake ?? It's why I use an autosiphon to just rack to the bottling bucket.......

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norsk

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I use inverted tube backnuts... http://www.williamsbrewing.com/INVERT-TUBE-BACKNUT-P179C104.aspx ... on all of my buckets. For bottling I turn the tube straight down near the bottom of the bucket. For fermenting I turn it to the side. For really big beers I have buckets where the spigot and tube are located a little higher. I also cant the bucket a few degrees away from the spigot so trub and yeast settle away from the tube.... They are easy enough to make DIY... I haven't siphoned since after my first extract kit years ago...

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ACbrewer

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What about the yeast cakes? Concerned about sucking them in with the bottling bucket? Even at standard height, with no adaptation, my spigot does just fine.

But I can see where there would be concerns.

BridgewaterBrewer

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Norsk knows what he's talking about. I would just add that you can get a cheap elbow (instead of the the inverted tube nut) at the hardware store. This thread has pictures
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/seriously-easiest-diy-ever-bottling-bucket-dip-tube-356581/index3.html