Tap or siphon? Please advise!

[Futureman]

I have a Scotch Ale in the primary, and I may let it sit longer and skip the secondary. The primary has a tap, which I would prefer to use so long as it won't introduce too much sediment into the bottling bucket. Otherwise I'm inclined to siphon.

Can I use the (hosed) tap while transferring to the BB without much of a worry here? I'll be adding the typical gelatin solution to the primary and letting it sit for 5 hours or so before racking, if this makes any difference.

 

[Suthrncomfrt1884]

Use a siphon. Unless you can see that the trub is below the spigot, then don't use it.

 

[JJL]

+1 on the siphon. You will either get a bunch of trub, or you are going to end up leaving perfectly good beer behind in the primary.

 

[BendBrewer]

Another vote to siphon. I am guessing you have quite the trub layer going with a Scotish Ale.

You'll be glad that you used the siphon and not the bottling valve.

 

[strat_thru_marshall]

Siphon.

The tap will draw in sediment and possibly oxygenate the beer.

 

[Futureman]

Thanks, gang. Looks as if I'll siphon!