Going straight to bottle is easy enough, but what if you're blending? The only thing(s) I have to rack into are carboys, and when doing a 30-50 gallon batch that seems like a lot of extra work (i.e. pulling three gallons from this container, 2 gallons from that one and 1 gallon from the other one). I was thinking there was some slick way to get to a larger intermediate container, say a Brute can, but can't remember the details. Maybe I just need to get a liquid pump.
Ideas For Vacuum Racking From Barrel For Bottling?
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, Apr 14 2012 07:59 AM
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 08:32 AM
You can use a 55 gallon poly drum which is cheap and easy to clean.
you will need a mechanical pump as you suggested.
you will need a mechanical pump as you suggested.
My advice may or may not be backed by actually personal expirience and should be treated as such. 
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 10:25 AM
I use a Brute as my blending tank then from there, I pump (diaphragm) into the bottling line reservoir. Once in the "tank", I also stir in my final dosage of SO2.
For measuring purposes, I use a 6.5 gallon carboy that I've run a piece of blue tape vertically on the outside. I calibrated the tape by adding 1/2 gallon of water at a time then marking the the tape with a felt marker. I'll vacuum rack into this carboy to the amount I want to add to the blend, then siphon into the tank.
For measuring purposes, I use a 6.5 gallon carboy that I've run a piece of blue tape vertically on the outside. I calibrated the tape by adding 1/2 gallon of water at a time then marking the the tape with a felt marker. I'll vacuum rack into this carboy to the amount I want to add to the blend, then siphon into the tank.
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Posted 14 April 2012 - 06:29 PM
If you want to mark directly on the carboy fingernail polish works pretty well.
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Posted 16 April 2012 - 05:15 AM
I use a Brute as my blending tank then from there, I pump (diaphragm) into the bottling line reservoir. Once in the "tank", I also stir in my final dosage of SO2.
For measuring purposes, I use a 6.5 gallon carboy that I've run a piece of blue tape vertically on the outside. I calibrated the tape by adding 1/2 gallon of water at a time then marking the the tape with a felt marker. I'll vacuum rack into this carboy to the amount I want to add to the blend, then siphon into the tank.
This is the sequence I was trying to come up with, but was thinking that it could all be done with vacuum. I guess it could if the bottling reservoir was a carboy and filled in stages. Thanks,
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