laserghost
Well-Known Member
i'm embarking on my 5th brew, but so far i've only racked to the bottling bucket once. my technique is lacking finesse based on my initial efforts using an autosiphon, and i'm hoping some experienced brewers could give me a few tips.
the first time i racked from primary to the bottling bucket, and the carboy was in a milk crate that was in a water bath ... so i couldn't really see what was going on down below. next time i plan on at least moving the carboy in the milk crate out of the water bath to a counter nearby. that should help a little.
the trouble i had the first time was that i couldn't really see where the tip of my autosiphon was, resulting in some stirred up trub. even still, with a dark beer you're never going to see the tip of the racking cane anyway, so please, what racking advice hast thou?
make some general measurements on the outside of the racking cane that indicate a stopping point for insertion?
the first time i racked from primary to the bottling bucket, and the carboy was in a milk crate that was in a water bath ... so i couldn't really see what was going on down below. next time i plan on at least moving the carboy in the milk crate out of the water bath to a counter nearby. that should help a little.
the trouble i had the first time was that i couldn't really see where the tip of my autosiphon was, resulting in some stirred up trub. even still, with a dark beer you're never going to see the tip of the racking cane anyway, so please, what racking advice hast thou?
make some general measurements on the outside of the racking cane that indicate a stopping point for insertion?