Siphon & Sanitation Question

[debkid]

Ok.. we scrub out everything.. sanitize it.. then.. suck on the end of the siphon tube and dump tons of bacteria in the secondary fermenter??
Seems like it defeats the purpose of all that cleaning?? I believe my next purchase is going to be an auto siphon..

Is this a valid concern??
Deb

 

[loopmd]

yep .......................

 

[Kaiser]

I plug the sanitized tip of the turkey baster, that I usually use to take samples, into the end of the hose and suck on it to get the siphon from the brew pot started.

For carboy to carboy/bucket I use something like this:
http://www.morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=18872

I use a ball pump to pump air into the carbory. This allows me to "siphon" even if carboy and bucket are at the same level.

Kai

 

[anthrobe]

I used to start my siphon by filling up the line and racking cane with my sanitizing solution. With your finger on the end preventing the liquid from removing, stick the cane into the fermenter. Take your finger off and the siphon would start. It got to be such a pain in the arrss that I went out and purchased a auto siphon. Best investment yet.

 

[Pumbaa]

I fill my siphon hose with water just b4 I get ready to siphon. Then put my thumb over the side going into the recievoing end and place the other end into the pot/carboy/what ever . . . . Let go with my thumb and SHAZAM no sucking and a siphon

 

[bobbyc]

Yeah, that auto-siphon is awesome. Very cool gadget.