SOB_OCDAVE
Well-Known Member
Having problems retrieving samples from your glass carboy? Stopped taking OG and FG readings cause its too much trouble to fish out the hydrometer?
Well, I recently puchased a flavor injector from Target for $1.99 and a 2ft piece of clear tubing and attached it to the end of the syringe instead of the needle. I can pull samples from my glass carboys, my conical fermentor, my buckets and just about anyting else you ferment in with ease and almost no exposure to air. Just remove your airlock and take your sanitized syringe and probe through the hole to remove the sample and dispense it in your tube for your hydrometer. EASY, CLEAN and SANITARY!
Just wanted to share this with everyone cause it has posed some issues in the past collecting data to calculate A/V and FG. I used a baster once but it made a mess and sometimes wouldn't reach far enough into the 6.5 gal carboy to retrieve the sample. Happy Halloween! :fro:
Well, I recently puchased a flavor injector from Target for $1.99 and a 2ft piece of clear tubing and attached it to the end of the syringe instead of the needle. I can pull samples from my glass carboys, my conical fermentor, my buckets and just about anyting else you ferment in with ease and almost no exposure to air. Just remove your airlock and take your sanitized syringe and probe through the hole to remove the sample and dispense it in your tube for your hydrometer. EASY, CLEAN and SANITARY!
Just wanted to share this with everyone cause it has posed some issues in the past collecting data to calculate A/V and FG. I used a baster once but it made a mess and sometimes wouldn't reach far enough into the 6.5 gal carboy to retrieve the sample. Happy Halloween! :fro: