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To: castlebrew
Thanks! Ah now I understand. Like a cap on the jug with a hose connected and the other end is submerged in a container of water!
58 posted on 12/05/2008 10:54:55 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

“Like a cap on the jug with a hose connected”

that’s one way to skin the cat.

If the jug is a 5-gallon (or 3.5-gallon) glass carboy, that method works well because of the large hose diameter. The outlet end of the hose should be submerged in a bucket containing water and some unscented bleach (as a sanitizer). Something along the proportions of 1/4 cup bleach added to 5 gallons of water (though not necessarily that quantity).

If using a gallon jug, the smaller diameter hose in the cap will plug easily, resulting in a big honkin’ mess (overflow (bad) or explosion (really bad)). I usually use a large planter tray (~ 24” diameter) to set my fermenter on to catch overflow.

Skip the cap and use a hose with a large enough diameter to fit snugly inside the mouth of the jug. Avoids (bad) and (really bad) situations.


70 posted on 12/05/2008 12:33:50 PM PST by castlebrew (Gun control means hitting where you intended to!)
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