GNBrews
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That would work swimmingly except for the little bit in the racking cane end piece. I wouldn't worry about that little bit of yeast at all. I thought of doing the same thing for a sanke but haven't found anything that would work yet.
What's the OD on a sanke spear? I've seen "approx 1-inch", mentioned on a few home distiller forums where they were attempting to convert them to Liebig condensers. If you could friction-fit a copper reducer to the outside (or inside) of the spear, you could narrow it down to 1/2". They make replacement tips for that size OD racking cane.
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/1-2-racking-tube-replacement-tip.html
Edit: With a little bit of ingenuity, you could probably make an oversize copper end cap work too. It would just be a matter of finding a couple pieces of something food-safe to position in a few points around the outside of the spear (to emulate the molded ridges in a normal one) to make the cap stay put.