Wine aerator for wort aeration?

Anyone ever tried one of these wine aerators for aerating the wort as it's coming out of the kettle and into the fermenter?




Seems like it would work pretty well. Anyone have any experience with this or reason not to try it?

I wouldn't use it because it would take forever. You'll probably get as much O2 if not more by dumping the wort out quickly and letting it splash around.

Try this... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/cheap-easy-aeration-gadget-68218/

Hammy71 said:

I wouldn't use it because it would take forever. You'll probably get as much O2 if not more by dumping the wort out quickly and letting it splash around.

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That's what I used to do. But now I brew about 12 gallons at a time in a keggle and I can't just dump it quickly. It takes time to run out of the drain valve into the fermentor anyways. Might as well aerate as it goes into the fermentor.

wyzazz said:

Try this... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/cheap-easy-aeration-gadget-68218/

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Now that is worth trying.

If you search the DIY forum there's another venturi style aerator made from a yeast vial that has air filtering capability.

http://morebeer.com/view_product/15779/beerwinecoffee/Siphon_Spray_Wort_Aerator

Cheap and effective - much faster then the wine thingy.

samc said:

http://morebeer.com/view_product/15779/beerwinecoffee/Siphon_Spray_Wort_Aerator

Cheap and effective - much faster then the wine thingy.

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+1, used one for years, long before the aeration wands, O2 bottles etc were around. Its the only aeration I use for standard gravity ales. I add further aeration with an aquarium pump and stone for lagers and bigger bears.

GT

samc said:

http://morebeer.com/view_product/15779/beerwinecoffee/Siphon_Spray_Wort_Aerator

Cheap and effective - much faster then the wine thingy.

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Cool? You know what the diameter is of this? I used a 1/4 bbl keg for fermentation and want to make sure can stick this through the opening?

Special Hops said:

Cool? You know what the diameter is of this? I used a 1/4 bbl keg for fermentation and want to make sure can stick this through the opening?

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I'm pretty sure it's designed to fit in the neck of a carboy, which is smaller than a sanke keg opening, so it should fit fine.

I use a Mix-Stir for my aeration. That's normally used in wine making, I believe. Thing works great.