You can get a wine thief but having both, the baster probably works better.
This basically following Revvy's technique. My thief leaks back like mad though unless I give it a couple good twists when putting it together.
Caused some off flavors in 2 batches I think.
If you turn it upside down as soon as you pull it out it won't leak much. I have my sample tube right by anyway. It not been a problem for me.This basically following Revvy's technique. My thief leaks back like mad though unless I give it a couple good twists when putting it together.
Oh and be sure to drink the leftovers. Helps learn how things taste along the way and can give you an idea how your beer is coming along.
When I took the samples they tasted great, but bottled about 1 weeek later in both batches and they seemed "off". I had a bottle yesterday and it seems like it may have gotten slightly infected. This was the first time I tried the turkey baster method and never had a problem before. I also see the ring in the bottle necks which seems to indicate a problem.
Ill be brewing another batch in a couple of weeks and see if the problem continues. I'd like to prevent any further bad batches so I'm trying to hone in on the issue. That seemed like the first place to start. I'm rhinking the rubber bulb may have been an issue, even though i boiled it before sanitizing it.
beertastic said:I'd love some sort of a sampler that has a little latch or something that closes so I can just do one dip with no drips. Bonus points if I can just drop the hydrometer in the top of it so I don't even need two containers.
Revvy said:Some folks like a wine thief, but I found that it dribbled just a much if not more than a turkey baster.
Me too!thiefs work great in carboys and deep buckets.
5 gallons in a bucket, I'd just float a hydrometer in it directly.
It's what I do with open must buckets.
Some folks like a wine thief, but I found that it dribbled just a much if not more than a turkey baster.
thiefs work great in carboys and deep buckets.
5 gallons in a bucket, I'd just float a hydrometer in it directly.
It's what I do with open must buckets.
I use this guy and it has worked great for me!
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