Ok, so a few weeks ago I posted something about possibly ruining my first batch because the siphon was sucking air in. Well, the problem was the hose on the racking cane wasn't sealing. So I went out and bought two hose clamps to fix the problem. They didn't. I ended up breaking the damn racking cane trying to slide the hose down far enough to seal.
Then, I slid the hose on straight and ended up completely aerating my damn beer again. It got to the point where I just decided it was going to be terrible. I ended up with like 1 case of 12 ounce bottles. I was so upset... my first beer batch gone bad possibly. With a lot of luck it will turn out ok, but it was just terrible. Everything went perfectly except for siphoning.
So, Now that I have a hatred for the auto-siphon and mine is broken, what should I get???
I have a 3/8 inch racking cane, so maybe I could use something in conjunction with that? I don't like the half inch stuff at all, and would rather stick with 3/8's
Any ideas guys?
And what beer next?? This one was a big ben pale ale. I'm thinking an irish red or a stout next.
Thanks,
Brandon