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[Tomokka]

I actually have a bottling bucket and a really crappy bottling wand that i got with my set. I added the priming mixture to the bottling bucket and then siphoned the beer on top.

The extra gear didnt really help me though since most of the damage was already done when i siphoned the beer from the fermenter to the bottling bucket. The siphoning to the bottles from the bottling bucket just sealed the deal because i had to keep pumping all the time which caused spillovers and a lot of foam.

When i get home tonight i am going to test the auto siphon with the water thing you suggested. If it doesnt work i will send a complaint to the store i bought it from

 

[phug]

How much height differential did you have between the fermenter And the bottling bucket? How far on did you jam the syphon tubing? I say do a wet run with just water before your next batch.

My last bottling day I had some fruit chunks make it into the bottling wand that mucked things up. I think next time I do a berry cider I'll have an extra on hand sanitized. Cheap insurance.


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[Tomokka]

How much height differential did you have between the fermenter And the bottling bucket? How far on did you jam the syphon tubing? I say do a wet run with just water before your next batch.

My last bottling day I had some fruit chunks make it into the bottling wand that mucked things up. I think next time I do a berry cider I'll have an extra on hand sanitized. Cheap insurance.


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I actually found out what the problem was.

The fermtech auto siphon has this black valve thing that is supposed to go to the bottom of the tube with the black parts in the end. In my siphon the black valve has become loose and i have no idea how its supposed to be put back in place.

 

[phug]

hold the inner portion of the tube so that the gasket is facing the ceiling, place that piece with the spikes facing upward, gingerly place the outer tube over that and slowly slide it until you have almost reached the end. Line up the spikes with the corresponding holes in the end piece of the outertube, and that drive it home?

except that I don't think the inner piece has enough length to reach all the way to the bottom.

 

[Tomokka]

hold the inner portion of the tube so that the gasket is facing the ceiling, place that piece with the spikes facing upward, gingerly place the outer tube over that and slowly slide it until you have almost reached the end. Line up the spikes with the corresponding holes in the end piece of the outertube, and that drive it home?

except that I don't think the inner piece has enough length to reach all the way to the bottom.

Yeah i tried that one, but discovered like you said that the inner tube isnt long enough. Contacted Fermtech and they said i need a longer tube and some double sided tape. I have to say that its a really annoying problem to discover on your bottling day.

The good news is that the new batch went great. Hopefully i can bottle that one successfully this time.

 

[phug]

Maybe a dowel rod from home depot? shouldn't be more than a buck or two.

I would try it without the double sided tape though, or make sure that you sitck and unstick the side attached to the piece you want left behind several times to make sure it's only lightly stuck to the tape, and that the tape is firmly affixed to the rod. you don't want to leave the tape at the bottom of your autosyphon.

also, double sided tape for cheap people like me is known as a loop of tape sticky side out.

 

[wilserbrewer]

Idk, my brewing days began before the auto siphon. IMO a simple racking cane with a cane clip and a piece of tubing works flawlessly once you learn how to use it. I fill the cane and tubing with star San using a dollar store turkey baster, cover the tubing end with my thumb and stick the cane in the beer, runoff the star San into a cup and when the beer flows your in business. Easier to sanitize, no moving parts FTW....jmo


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