Siphoning from 1 gallon growler question

[hayden5757]

I have some finished IPAs in 4 little 1 gallon growlers that I am ready to bottle. I was able to use a racking cane to pull a sample with my thumb over the hole, but none of my other equipment will fit in the hole. Any suggestions? Any obvious thing I'm not thinking of?

 

[HomebrewSupply]

I have some finished IPAs in 4 little 1 gallon growlers that I am ready to bottle. I was able to use a racking cane to pull a sample with my thumb over the hole, but none of my other equipment will fit in the hole. Any suggestions? Any obvious thing I'm not thinking of?

Mini Auto Siphon! http://www.homebrewsupply.com/mini-auto-siphon-3-8-inch.html

 

[Opiate42]

Second the mini-siphon, have been using them since day one and love it. Definitely recommend spending a couple bucks on a clamp:
https://torontobrewing.ca/index.php/auto-siphon-clamp-holder.html

Holds it down in the opening to make pumping easier with one hand.

 

[hayden5757]

Thanks! I had seen the mini siphon but didn't realize it had a smaller diameter.

 

[pricelessbrewing]

Either mini auto siphon, or just use a piece of tubing and your bottling wand to start a siphon, pause it, then transfer the open end of the tube to the beer, and depress the bottling wand tip until the beer comes out, then transfer to wherever you wanted to rack the beer to.

 

[FatDragon]

Either mini auto siphon, or just use a piece of tubing and your bottling wand to start a siphon, pause it, then transfer the open end of the tube to the beer, and depress the bottling wand tip until the beer comes out, then transfer to wherever you wanted to rack the beer to.

I like that idea and might use it soon. I've got four 4L batches of mead going right now, with three needing to rack in the next couple weeks. The idea of using the full-size auto siphon seemed kind've nutty for batches of that size, but I don't have a mini. The tube and bottling wand suggestion sounds pretty good to me.

 

[pricelessbrewing]

It's a little tricky to get going. I'd say practice doing it a few times with some water first.