How are the marbles? I was considering getting some, but I feel like as they will displace some liquid, some will be lost between the marbles at the bottom of the fermenter. Is this the case? Do you feel they do more good vs the loss of must? Do you bury your siphon between the marbles when racking? As far as the "pouring" of CO2 goes, I dunno about you but I have a lot more than CO2 left over in my primary when I transfer to a secondary. I would be pouring chunks of fruit and yeast debris, which is exactly what I am racking the must off of.
How is the best way to top off a carboy?
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I have been doing a lot of 1 gallon batches and to deal with the top off problem for either ciders or meads I bought a 5 liter dhama jug to use as the primary. It leaves enough to completly fill a regular 1 gallon carboy for secondary.
The marbles are a bit pricy unless you can find some free ones.. I tried with no luck. The marbles pack so tightly together that I think, IIRC, that I only lost about 1 cup of liquid. Some of the remaining fines cling to the marbles.. like dust the house to the top surfaces.. but it's very minimal.
