Home Brewing Tools : Home-Brewing Auto Siphon

[meboge0]

My auto-siphon never goes that smoothly. I don't get it.

[davephotog]

@meboge0 Same here. My connection to the tubing is never airtight, so I end up standing there having to pinch it to make sure no air can sneak in.  Beats me why that is. It's very irritating!

[aspacelot]

Haha thanks! Trying to move my first batch ever and couldn't figure out auto siphon, haha!

[altobongo69]

thanks for the video. I wish I would have seen it before I moved my brew. I pumped it too much and got an air bubble in the siphon exposing my beer to oxygen by a rouge air bubble.

[itsgus]

'causing a vacuum' to form? wow thats a nice buzz word but it has nothing to do with the auto siphon.

[derekak]

hahaha,,, i bet your hose is short 1:43 dueshbag

[Homebrew58]

Of course the yahoo is going to make light of the old school (and least expensive) siphon tool because he wants you to spend more money in his shop! I've used a racking cane and tubing for 9 years and never had a problem.

[andrewt248]

And its easy enough to fill the racking cane and tubing with water and let that start the siphon as opposed to sucking on the end of it.

[RGH1502]

the auto siphon is pretty great. I think its worth it. But you are absolutely right.

[andrewt248]

I have an auto siphon, too. But, I get a faster transfer rate with the cane. I think it's because the cane leaves more of an opening for air to come in at the mouth of the carboy. Plus, I can use the cane clip to keep the tip up out of the trub and yeast for the first 80% of the transfer.

[RGH1502]

I feel ya, I still use the clip with the autosiphon. I am lazy and starting a siphon with water or air displacement is just to much work for me...

[og5lava]

And you wont cross contaminate...

[andrewt248]

I haven't had an issue with contamination yet. I keep the cane and hose in a 6gal pail full of water/StarSan until I need it, transfer some sanitizer solution out of the pail through the can and hose, and push the sanitizer out with tap water right before I put it in the vessel (boil pot or carboy).

[og5lava]

Yeah, we keep it in sani too right before transfer. I just fill the line, bend top 1 foot ,( let that 1 foot run out, and lock the bottom by vacuum) then put it in carboy with beer, another carboy lower by 3 feet or so, and a cup to run off sani into from bottom part of line. I let sani off in the cup w/ little beer, then put it into second carboy.

By "Cross contamination" I meant better than "opposed to sucking on the end of it. " Which you should really never do.( with beer especially)

[pearceweb]

Great video, I like how he actually used the tool to siphon some liquid thus showing us how to use it... Looks easy enough, it's time to transfer my beer today so I will see how it goes! Thanks...

[andrewt248]

I would suggest you never say "my hose is a little short" out loud again. The auto-siphon is a great tool for the home brewer! Get one if you don't have one!

[JMSetzler]

Thanks for this video. Upon my 're-entry' into the hobby of home brewing, I have founds videos like this to be quite helpful. I supported my local home brew shop by purchasing an auto-siphon, along with some other new equipment.

[CHEATSizME]

wooooooooooooooooooooooooooo first comment

[biggerflexible]

This video should be titled " How to blind yourself with alcohol".

[RGH1502]

"worst comment ever"

-comic book store guy from the Simpsons.

[biggerflexible]

YAWN