Recent content by dbenoit64

Yes, adding hops or spices or anything else can contribute to turbulence or clogs and create bubbles in the hose. In my case, there were no hops. In my first post in this thread I explained exactly how my brew was done. (Festibrew Stout + american ale yeast 1056 + primary only etc.. )...

you changed what i said in my quote. is that legal? Anyways, I posted a video. To me it doesnt make any sense since water works fine. But here she is (its really hard to see anything. but there are no bubbles trust me ;) ) : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ESahqdhSs&feature=youtu.be note...

What a strange sense of humor it would take to make something like this up. I dont know how many ways to put it. There are no air leaks and the beer will not siphon. I do appreciate all the advice and interest in this thread and in the future, if / when it happens again, I will document...

im praying its not going to happen on my next brew. starting this tuesday - 17 - Apr -2012 but if it does I'll make a video and put her on youtube. I do appreciate all the advice. Very highly carbonated yes. Not sure why. It was as carbonated as beers that I had conditioned with 175g...

Stout @ 16.5 degrees. Not sure what I could do / or what I might have done wrong to make it over carbonated like this.... Check my very first post in this thread to see exact details... Thanks DB

Not using autosyphon. Just tried as a test along with two other JTube+Tubing set ups. Same problem. Same temperature. Red ale was flat. Stout was extremely carbonated. Like ready to drink carbonated. Temperature is 16.5 degrees. Def not the prob. Have the end of the J-Tube only half way...

I know this does sound so much like an air leak issue. But im 99.99% sure there are no air leaks. The only two places air enter / exit the system are at the very ends (end of bottle filler and end of racking cane). i replaced equipment 3 times and had it tested for leaks / pin holes at all...

I do have it vented properly and the white cap stays off. It is quite a simple system and it has worked quite well (even on the same day) with other beers or other liquids that tend to not be overly carbonated when it comes time to transfer out of my carboy. I know it makes sense that once the...

No i am using a lab pipette to dispense the sugar liquid thus keeping the tubes and equipment clean and turbulent free (in theory). I usually use star san inside the tube (have tried plain water) to get the syphon going. When it fails (it bubbles up and i have to re do the siphon) I blow in the...

Tried pinching and knocking around where bubbles are but its impossible to keep up with them. It would def be a 2 man job and still most likely not really work. I would not be able to use a bottling bucket because I would still have to siphon the beer INTO the bucket (ie from the carboy) which...

Thanks for the reply. That sounds good but def not a clog. On the other end, I've even tried with bottle filler removed and using one of those small clamps to stop the flow and the exact same thing happened. (note i tried an autosyphon only once for a test). Picture this: CARBOY -> J-TUBE ->...

The physics of the flow is correct. It worked on the same day with a red ale i was brewing, which was flat (not carbonated). Carboy is well elevated up on a table. Bottles on floor. The reason why I stop is because I have to fill each bottle separately (like most people who use bottle...

Straight from Primary (carboy) to bottle after 3 weeks of fermenting / settling.

When trying to bottle my beer, the beer will foam up in the siphon tube. I can get it going but you can see small bubbles through out the tube which never get ejected through the end of the tube (bottle filler). The beer comes out very foamy and when the bottle filler valve is closed to fill...