A new trick I learned today

Since we always have to sanitize the autosiphon I was looking for something to easily submerse it without a bunch of water. $2.99 a wallpaper box. They are 3-4 feet long and relatively shallow, perfect for quickly sanitizing that siphon. Just thought i'd share.

I dont know what they are called, but they are the little tubs you put wallpaper in to get it wet.

 

I bought one the other day as well, perfect for the auto siphon.

 

I've been using one for quite a while now. Great idea.

 

Yeah, I keep forgetting to pick up one of those. Thanx for the reminder.

 

I used to use a wetting tray also, but my neighbor is an insulator and he got one of the pipefitters to get me a 3" diameter stainless tube. I just fillit with Starsan solution and drop it in. It's less messy because there's less chance of bumping it and having the liquid slosh all over. (I'm becoming a bit of a klutz in my bold age):cross:

 

Thanks for the tip, I had been trying to come up with a solution for this as well.

 

I just use my bucket...

BTW, either BYO or Zymurgy has an article on making a wooden frame/box to hold that wall paper tray steady. Specific details include carrying handles/recesses. You may want to look into it.

 

Brilliant!

 

I've been using a wallpaper tray to hold long items in sanitizer since I started brewing. It's also great to fill with sanitizer to hold bottles sideways in a queue when I'm bottling. Take one out, put another in the other side and push the bottles along. It ensures that each bottle has been soaked for a couple minutes in StarSan before I get to it.

I also use it to hold the majority of my small equipment for storage. I'd pretty much consider it to be an essential item for brewing.

 

Hey great post, I was just thinking about getting a dedicated container last night when we were bottling.

 

Yeah, and if you watch the bottling video in my sig, you'll see just how it works!

 

I picked up one of those trays to use as a temporary drip tray. The Xmas ale was starting to erode the concrete.

 

I've got one, too. One of the many little tidbits I've picked up on this forum.

 

OMG! PERFECT IDEA!!!!! Thanks dave!