siphoning

[WildGingerBrewing]

I put my lid on my bottling bucket, not tight just sitting on it and run the tube down through the air lock hole. This keeps the tube from getting all "snakey" and beer going everywhere. My autoshiphon rules! :rockin:

 

[George7845]

thats a good idea, i think the hose should fit in that airlock hole, i have the medium-big siphon, ill have to try it, sounds good, thanks for tip man.

 

[Revvy]

What's the matter with spending 10 bucks for an autosiphon? A couple pumps and Bob's your uncle.

 

[Beer_Guy]

One tip on the Auto-siphon for any new guys;
Make the first pump as big as you can and get a GOOD flow started right away.

I have trouble getting a good flow going one handed. (It seems my hand muscles are trained for short strokes.) I get a bubble in the top which causes a lot of smaller bubbles in the fluid flowing past. I have had oxidized beer as a result. YUCK!!! (I saved the brews, so all was not lost.)

Remember, one long stroke, even if you have to ask the wife to stroke it for you. (Come on, Honey. Just stroke it one time! Please!!!!)

 

[WildGingerBrewing]

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[WildGingerBrewing]

(Come on, Honey. Just stroke it one time! Please!!!!)

This will become my new signature

 

[wyzazz]

I get a bubble in the top which causes a lot of smaller bubbles in the fluid flowing past. I have had oxidized beer as a result. YUCK!!

Not sayin' it ain't so but I doubt that that little bubble caused your beer to be oxidized. Usually that little bubble and it's smaller cohorts are created by CO2 coming out of solution as the beer flows through the autosiphon. So usually the bubbles that you see are not O2 but CO2.

 

[Revvy]

Not sayin' it ain't so but I doubt that that little bubble caused your beer to be oxidized. Usually that little bubble and it's smaller cohorts are created by CO2 coming out of solution as the beer flows through the autosiphon. So usually the bubbles that you see are not O2 but CO2.

I totally agree.

 

[Bizoune]

I've got an auto-siphon now but for a long time I was using a turkey baster and vinyl tubing with great results. Dunk everything in StarSan, put the small end of your baster in your vinyl tube then suck. Using a clip, clamp down on your tubing when the siphon starts and wort gets to baster. Remove baster, spray every thing down with StarSan, insert tubing in carboy, release clamp and off you go. Because your sucking on the bigger end of the baster, you're pratically eliminating the risk of contamination because your mouth is never in direct contact with the tubing out of which your wort is coming.

 

[billc68]

I got my 1/2" autosiphon today and I like the speed however there is a lot of trapped air in the siphon. Not sure what I will do..

 

[Beer_Guy]

Not sayin' it ain't so but I doubt that that little bubble caused your beer to be oxidized. Usually that little bubble and it's smaller cohorts are created by CO2 coming out of solution as the beer flows through the autosiphon. So usually the bubbles that you see are not O2 but CO2.

You’re right.
Plus, I would not think it would have affected so many of the brews. I could see the first or second one being that way but at least 10 half liter bottles were. Also these were from 4 different jugs because of the yeast experiment I was doing.

Looking back, the only thing I can think of is I got careless and in a hurry when I poured the brew into the bottle bucket. I guess since I had not had any problems before, I rushed the pour. Next time I will just siphon it over gently into the bucket. By then I will also have the tap installed.

If you ever have a beer you worked lovingly on turn to wet cardboard, you will never be apathetic on the bottle step again. Lesson learned here, for sure.

BTW: Thanks for the input guys. It made me look back and really think about what happened.