Stonemuzzle
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Does anyone have ideas for something to put on the end of the autosiphon to keep the end a couple of inches off of the bottom of the bucket? I always leave the least couple inches in the fermenter when racking to bottling bucket.
I want to kick off the siphon and do other things while the fluid drains, but right now I have to hold it in place the entire time. I've tried a couple of those clamps that hold it to the edge of the bucket, but the siphon tube usually slides through the clamp while the wort is flowing, so I'd prefer something that the siphon simply rests on.
I'm picturing something like those little plastic tables that come in pizza boxes, but with a hole in the middle to fit the siphon tip into. The little legs would rest against the bottom and keep the siphon elevated. I might try carving a hole in one of those to tightly fit the tip, although I'm not a fan of having roughly cut plastic in the wort. I don't even like light scratches in plastic that touches wort. So something already better fit for purpose would be preferable.
I want to kick off the siphon and do other things while the fluid drains, but right now I have to hold it in place the entire time. I've tried a couple of those clamps that hold it to the edge of the bucket, but the siphon tube usually slides through the clamp while the wort is flowing, so I'd prefer something that the siphon simply rests on.
I'm picturing something like those little plastic tables that come in pizza boxes, but with a hole in the middle to fit the siphon tip into. The little legs would rest against the bottom and keep the siphon elevated. I might try carving a hole in one of those to tightly fit the tip, although I'm not a fan of having roughly cut plastic in the wort. I don't even like light scratches in plastic that touches wort. So something already better fit for purpose would be preferable.