banesong

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Well, I am very interested in this, but I had a performance question. About two brews ago, I switched from the whirlpool/siphon method or transferring to the dump the BK into a strainer method. Would the Venturi be as or more effective as dumping the brew (splashes and all) into a strainer, which would then cause there to be multiple small streams dropping into the bucket?

T

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Primary: MWB Brown Mild, Haus Pale Ale, AH Chocolate Orange, EdWort's Apfelwein x2
Secondary: None
Bottled/Conditioning: MWB Irish Red, Citra/Oatmeal Pale Lawnmower
Drinking: Spiced Oatmeal Cookie Stout, Lawnmower Ale III - Citra Pale Ale, EdWort's Apfelwein
On Deck: Chocolate Cherry Stout, DFH Shelter Pale Ale
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Batches Brewed in 2012 = 0

WestCoastHopper

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I swear someone ran some numbers on that and found them to be about equal. I cant find it though, so could just be talking out of my backside. Either way, it is a whole lot easier than picking up 5gal of wort and dumping it.

WestCoastHopper

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Just to update, I finally got this gadget working well (previous attempts were foiled by hops clogging my pickup tube on my kettle, false bottom to the rescue).

I brewed some of Da Yopper APA on Sunday, and after cooling I used the gadget. I could hear it sucking in a lot of air, and it created a ton of foam in the fermenter. Fermentation took off by the next morning, and by that evening I needed a blow off tube (first time I’ve actually needed one of these). I’m very happy with this little cheap homemade gadget.

OKHopHead

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I have been using one of these made from a section of copper tubing and it works great. FWIW, I cut a bunch of copper sections and tried various configurations: crimped tube, straight tube, multiple holes, different size holes, different hole locations. What ended up working best for me was a 1.5" section of straight 3/8" OD copper tubing with a single 1/16" hole in the middle.

stamandster

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I'm going to try this into my plastic primary, got it in the other day and just waiting for a brew day. I'm hoping to have a similar effect when I pour the wort in.

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/item.aspx?itemid=37444

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