kyleobie
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I can't seem to get the beer over the "hump" of the racking cane in my auto-siphon from the better bottle to my bottling bucket. Anybody else have this problem and have suggestions for how to correct it? Argh!!!
Auto-siphon & better bottle - am I stupid?
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kyleobie
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Pumping is not working.
I noticed the siphoning hose is a little loose around the racking cane. Could that be the culprit?
I noticed the siphoning hose is a little loose around the racking cane. Could that be the culprit?
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kyleobie
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Tilting it at about 30 degrees and pumping worked for some reason. What a PITA. I hate siphoning.
ChshreCat
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A few squirts of starsan down the big tube seems to help.
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kyleobie
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Thanks. Oddly, this was so easy when I racked from my primary bucket to secondary.
Reedwalker
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Make the "top" bucket/fermentor even higher. The greater the distance between the two the better the pressure on the siphon hose.
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kyleobie
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Okay, thanks. Again, oddly enough, I got this going by shortening the distance - I just bought new tubing, winged it on the length and it isn't especially long.
Siphoning is definitely my weakest link in good brewing practices.
Siphoning is definitely my weakest link in good brewing practices.
SevenFields
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I had this same problem when I siphoned for the 1st time. My problem was that I didnt have the bottling bucket much lower than the fermenter
Hang Glider
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and yes, the tubing needs to be snug on the siphon - you're essentially creating a long hose with the suction end higher than the dispensing end. A leak (loose tubing) in the middle of that is going to cause it to lose it's prime.
lustreking
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A lot of people use 3/8" tubing on the autosiphon, and it leaks air in, screwing up the siphon. The autosiphon takes 5/16" tubing. No air leaks!
Ditto that! I tossed my auto after one use. Good old gravity suits me fine.
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kyleobie
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Ah HA! I will give that size tubing a shot. That makes a lot of sense.
Mine will use 3/8" just fine.
LarryC
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Not sure the size on my tubing but I have to stick the end of the tubing in hot water for a little bit to get it soft enough to slide onto the racking cane. No leaks and it's usually a two stroke deal to get it going.
Hang Glider
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FYI - there are two sizes of auto-siphon out there - 5/16" and 1/2" - get the right size tubing for a snug fit and you'll never regret that device!
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