Broke my siphon, would like to bottle. How?

[Willsellout]

So I broke my autosiphon and would like to bottle tomorrow. There isn't anywhere near me that carries the autosiphons. Is there a sanitary way to transfer? I have a racking cane and tubing but don't want to risk bacteria by using my mouth to siphon.

Thanks

Dan

 

[Walker]

So I broke my autosiphon and would like to bottle tomorrow. There isn't anywhere near me that carries the autosiphons. Is there a sanitary way to transfer? I have a racking cane and tubing but don't want to risk bacteria by using my mouth to siphon.

Thanks

Dan

Do you have any carboy caps?

 

[Yuri_Rage]

Fill your siphon tube with sanitizer and cover the ends with your thumbs. Put one end in the beer and take your thumb off the end. Lower the other end and let it flow into a waste container until the sanitizer is gone and beer starts to come out. Bottle as you would any other day.

 

[Willsellout]

Do you have any carboy caps?

I do not, but a local hardware store carries them.
How would that work?

Dan

 

[Willsellout]

Fill your siphon tube with sanitizer and cover the ends with your thumbs. Put one end in the beer and take your thumb off the end. Lower the other end and let it flow into a waste container until the sanitizer is gone and beer starts to come out. Bottle as you would any other day.

OK cool, this sounds easy enough. I will be bottling tomorrow it looks like.

Thanks

Dan

 

[the_bird]

The carboy caps are EASY to use. Here's Walker's instructions:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=2910

 

[Willsellout]

The carboy caps are EASY to use. Here's Walker's instructions:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=2910

Gotcha! That seems perfect. So no real chance of bacteria getting in from me blowing? It seems way too easy. Looks like I'm on the road to the hardware store for tubing and caps.


Thanks!

Dan

 

[the_bird]

I've never had a problem. Theoretically it's possible, I don't stress about it. Gargle with something high-proof for a little while.

 

[Willsellout]

I've never had a problem. Theoretically it's possible, I don't stress about it. Gargle with something high-proof for a little while.

Cool, I have some listerine I will gargle with. Thanks again guys. I'm having a kid this week (hopefully) and I really needed to bottle tomorrow otherwise it might have been a while in secondary


Dan

 

[the_bird]

Hey, congradulations! It's a trip, man... your first?

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

I do not, but a local hardware store carries them.
How would that work?

Dan

Your local hardware store sells brewing supplies? Dang.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Your local hardware store sells brewing supplies? Dang.

I miss those days. Years back in Nanaimo, BC. There was a home hardware that carried just about everything you needed to brew beer or distill alc.

The owner was a brewing nut! Here, other than grain from Gambrinus an hour a way, I have to hit ubrews for hops and a winekitz for carboys etc and mail order the rest.

 

[Willsellout]

Hey, congradulations! It's a trip, man... your first?

Yeah my first. We are waiting on word from the doc on whether or not we will be having it this week or next. But I had to get that brew in before she was born

And yeah my hardware store carries most stuff like carboys bottles some kits and supplies. Most of the time I can go there but they were out of autosiphons this time. Oh well, I got my carboy cap and another racking cane and some more tubing. I might have to push my bottling off until Tuesday..work tomorrow is going to be a long day. I still have to clean and sanitize my bottles. It's going to be a busy week, but by the end of the month I should have a kid and a nice Chocolate stoute:rockin:



Dan

 

[fast-fish]

I'm lucky enough to have a LHBS less than one mile from my home