Lampy
Well-Known Member
I let most of my fermentations settle in 1 gallon carboy jugs, meaning that getting a sample without mixing in the detritus can be irksome because I have refused to buy any new gadgets and I don't want to clean up my whole auto siphon just to get an ounce or two for tasting.
Thus... my reused plastic water bottle sampler:
All I need to clean is the little piece of tubing (and my hands) before I slip the tube into the drilled bottle cap, put the other end into the top of my fermentation, then draw air BY MOUTH through the small hole I cut in the side of the bottle. Apart from the bottle crumpling a bit this worked so well that I accidently drew up like a half-glass instead of just a couple sips... oops!
Thus... my reused plastic water bottle sampler:
All I need to clean is the little piece of tubing (and my hands) before I slip the tube into the drilled bottle cap, put the other end into the top of my fermentation, then draw air BY MOUTH through the small hole I cut in the side of the bottle. Apart from the bottle crumpling a bit this worked so well that I accidently drew up like a half-glass instead of just a couple sips... oops!