thirstybrewer Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hi All Long time lurker, first time poster. For those of you that have the new DIY fermenter, how do you find racking from the tap into kegs? Or do you need a racking cane or the like? I am looking at buying a new fermenter and can see the benefit in DIY fermenter with the KK. My only concern is how I get the beer out to the keg. My current fermenter has the old style tap on it and the plastic tubing fits nicely over the down tube part of the tap. The tap on the DIY fermenter is cause for concern given it's much wider and doesn't look like it will fit the tubing as well. Any thoughts/comments would be great. Thanks Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nashibeir Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 I just remove the blue beer stop from the bottling wand that fits into the tap then slip on some clear food grade tube over the wand and your good to go. I place my Fv at hieght and let gravity do its thing. I've got two DIY FVs and it's never been a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hey Thirsty I use some beverage tube that has the same outside diameter as the bottling wand. It fits snuggly inside the tap and I have no issues. Prior to getting this size tubing I did exactly what Nashibier is doing except I cut a short piece off one of my bottling wands. Cheers & Beers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirstybrewer Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Thanks Nashibeir and Scottie. I'm sold on the DIY Fermenter now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 I got myself a camping drum for use with racking some months back; after a few goes I lost the enthusiasm, and now hold onto it as a secondary vessel, if I'm wanting to make another batch whilst I've got one underway. That said, it's handy for use when I wash & sterilize bottles whilst I've got a brew going. I simply put my washing solution in it, attach my bottling tube and use it to fill the bottles, then likewise for diluted bleach prior to bottling. Much easier than mucking about with buckets of washing & sterilizing solution. I find that generally 2 weeks or so with ales in the FV does away with the need for racking (unless you want to bulk prime, or do a quick turnaround with some CC or whatever). That said, having a second vessel come winter when doing lagers could be of some benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie Posted December 5, 2014 Share Posted December 5, 2014 Dude The OP wasn't asking about racking to a secondary. He was asking about racking to a keg. Cheers Scottie Valley Brew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto Von Blotto Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 A secondary vessel isn't really necessary for lagers either. Even though I leave mine for about 8 weeks from pitching to bottling, it stays in the primary the whole time. They've always turned out as expected. Anyway that's off topic, but I have no idea about those new fermenters lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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