tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969075459549590866.post8577150281200171132..comments2023-09-02T10:53:18.341-05:00Comments on Catholic Beer Review: Ditch the Siphon: This is a Better WayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969075459549590866.post-17439268444663675942008-07-02T06:20:00.000-05:002008-07-02T06:20:00.000-05:00That sounds like due diligence. I guess it depend...That sounds like due diligence. I guess it depends on how convoluted the shape is - whether you can get the sanitizer to all the surfaces on the inside of the mouth of the spigot. I can't say.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638909905103945267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969075459549590866.post-91171252293993661902008-07-01T15:36:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:36:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comments, Kevin. I hear where you...Thanks for your comments, Kevin. I hear where you're coming from, so let me fill in a few details.<BR/><BR/>Before I put the wort into the bucket I disassemble the spigot assembly, O-rings, and backnut and let them soak in sanitizer (I use StarSan and I'm totally sold on the product.) Then I sanitize the bucket with StarSan. Then I put on a pair of rubber gloves and sanitize them by holding the fingers in the StarSan solution. Then I reassemble the sanitized spigot and put it onto the bucket with the O-rings and backnut.<BR/><BR/>Now, the entire backnut and inside of the spigot assembly is sanitized--it has to be because it's in contact with the fermenting wort. It's only the spout of the spigot assembly that's not sanitized. That, I believe, is sufficiently sanitized by spraying it inside and out twice with StarSan solution. Others have had good luck with this process as well.<BR/><BR/>Let me know what you think.....thepalmhqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736251596013169116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-969075459549590866.post-32949344962683830562008-07-01T14:18:00.000-05:002008-07-01T14:18:00.000-05:00Siphoning was kind of a pain for me before I got a...Siphoning was kind of a pain for me before I got an auto-siphon, but I've been relatively happy with that. Sure, it still takes a bit of time, but the entire thing can be sanitised, and you don't have to stand there and hold it while it siphons: you can go do other things.<BR/><BR/>I've pondered the use of a spigot. I have one in my new brew-pot for getting the wort from the stove into the primary. But after that, I have concerns. How can you be sure that you are really sanitizing the whole spigot by squirting the sanitizer up into the mouth of the spigot? It seems like this is asking for trouble.<BR/><BR/>One idea might be to sanitize the bucket and spigot before use, by running sanitizer through the spigot. Then, immediately attach some kind of plastic bag to the spigot. You could use a ziplock bag and just rubber-band it tightly to the spigot so no air can get through. If your hands are clean, and you sanitize the bag and rubber band, this could help.<BR/><BR/>Here's a radical idea: find a small container a few inches deep and wide enough that you can set the bucket down into it. Fill that space with sanitizer and let the spigot stay submerged the whole time. Too extreme?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud. Squirting a bit of sanitizer up into the spigot sounds like asking for trouble, though.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11638909905103945267noreply@blogger.com