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aldi automatic syphon

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  • 16-03-2013 9:58pm
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    stuchyg
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    Heads up for homebrewers. Aldi are doing an auto syphon next Thursday for a tenner. Can transfer 7 ltrs a min. I shall be getting one.


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    ian_m
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    LINK http://www.aldi.ie/ie/html/offers/special_buys3_26295.htm

    Product_detail_Wk12T_40.jpg


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    BeerNut
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    But is it food-grade?

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    Blackjack
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    But is it food-grade?

    probably not, might be useful for someone working with a Wort chiller and water from a water butt or another container. Thinking green and all that.


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    joctcl
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    That's only a couple of quid cheaper than the small autosiphons, I would be more concerned about an impeller agitating and oxidising my fermented wort.


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    Lovely Bloke
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    But is it food-grade?

    Bought it and it says "suitable for beer" on the box. Do me.


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    joctcl
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭joctcl


    Strict guidelines from FDA about Plastics and alcohol, most fall on their arse above 8%
    It may make you hair fall out;)


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    stuchyg
    Registered Users Posts: 1,491 ✭✭✭stuchyg


    got mine as well, shall give it a bash in the next week or two


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    Khannie
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    joctcl wrote: »
    Strict guidelines from FDA about Plastics and alcohol, most fall on their arse above 8%
    It may make you hair fall out;)

    Are you serious? I don't have enough hair left for any of it to fall out! :D


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    evolving_doors
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    Ya just did a racking tonight with it,

    Pluses: quick as hell and can put the DJ' s beside each other rather than messing about with gravity.

    Minuses: tested it out with water in a dj first but then when I tried it at the actual ra cking the thing took a bit if convincing to fit down another DJ.

    When you switch it off theres a bit of backwash that shoots down which could disturb the sediment if you stop half way.

    Defo using it from now on though.


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    Lovely Bloke
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    Used mine yesterday, very impressed.

    Firstly I drew some of the sterilisation mix through it, then some water, then I used it to move half a stout mix from one fermenter to another.

    Much less messy, and a bonus that the containers can be side by side.

    I don't know how good it will be for bottling, given the speed of transfer, but we'll see in three weeks or so.


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    joctcl
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    much agitation liquids or foam bubbles generated, I'm thinking oxidation?


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    #13
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    It didn't seem to me to me any more agitated than with siphoning using a tube+human - and probably less chance of infection if the siphon is sterilised. I think the trade-off is worth it.

    I'll be able to test that, I have a 20litre brew in a fermenter with a tap & bottling wand, so I'll fill a few bottles using each method and report back when they are opened.


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