Racking first mead to secondary today. My auto siphon has a red cap on the end. Do I leave that on for the siphon? It seems like it might help keep out more lees. Pictures:
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Running_Crazy
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Leave it on.
EvilDeadAsh
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Well now I feel dumb. I threw those caps out didnt realize they should stay on.
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Well some people take them off and toss them on purpose, not everyone likes them. I for one, think they are great, I have never had an issue with trub whatsoever just using the cap as the guide to hit the bottom.
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Thanks all. I wasn't sure because it was red and looked like maybe a cheap packaging cap but it also looked like it could still siphon with it on. That clears it up!
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Siphoning with cap on went off without a hitch. It worked great because the cap kept a lot of the loose leaf green tea leaves I had put in from transferring to the secondary as well.
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