JeanLucD
Well-Known Member
Hey all, I'm not so sure where to put this, so I'm hoping this is the right place...
I've got plastic barrel fermentors which have holes in the bottom for a spigot, but I was a bit forgetful when buying my 2nd one and forgot to get another spigot (which wasnt really a very big deal since my LHBS is about 10 mins away, but thats irrelevant) so I went back and got another one, but it was different to my first one. What this meant was that the tubing that I bought, which miraculously fitted well into my first spigot (without even measuring ) doesn't fit the 2nd spigot I bought and it also doesnt fit the bottling wand thingy that I've got either.
At the momment I have just finished primary fermentation (this being my first brew ever) and so I will plug my tubing into the spigot in the primary fermentor and slowly drain out the wort/beer into my secondary fermentor. This should work alright if everything goes alright, but the problem will be when I want to start bottling in 2 weeks, since the tubing that I have is exactly the same diameter as the spigot on the 2ndary and the same diameter as the bottling wand. Unfortunatly I'm also not very handy so I have no idea how I am going to make things fit or how to get around this without getting some more tubing (and I'll say it again, I'm a bit toight with my money and I really don't want to spend more money). There may even be a solution that is completely different to what I am thinking, so any help would be appreciated.
Thx in advance -
Jean-Luc
I've got plastic barrel fermentors which have holes in the bottom for a spigot, but I was a bit forgetful when buying my 2nd one and forgot to get another spigot (which wasnt really a very big deal since my LHBS is about 10 mins away, but thats irrelevant) so I went back and got another one, but it was different to my first one. What this meant was that the tubing that I bought, which miraculously fitted well into my first spigot (without even measuring ) doesn't fit the 2nd spigot I bought and it also doesnt fit the bottling wand thingy that I've got either.
At the momment I have just finished primary fermentation (this being my first brew ever) and so I will plug my tubing into the spigot in the primary fermentor and slowly drain out the wort/beer into my secondary fermentor. This should work alright if everything goes alright, but the problem will be when I want to start bottling in 2 weeks, since the tubing that I have is exactly the same diameter as the spigot on the 2ndary and the same diameter as the bottling wand. Unfortunatly I'm also not very handy so I have no idea how I am going to make things fit or how to get around this without getting some more tubing (and I'll say it again, I'm a bit toight with my money and I really don't want to spend more money). There may even be a solution that is completely different to what I am thinking, so any help would be appreciated.
Thx in advance -
Jean-Luc