Alternatives to Bottling Wands

Not having kegged, I don't mind what some people call the 'hell' of bottling. However, after bottling a 10% BGSA last night where I used a 2 quart starter (leading to a massive yeast cake) and whole leaf hops (which made it into the primary), a clogged/slow-flowing autosiphon, a slow-flowing bottle wand, all leading up to a 3+ hour bottling session, I have a new maxim and a question:

Maxim: Always strain out whole hops or use a muslin bag.
Question: Are there any lowish-cost alternatives to a bottling wand?

There's a good chance next time I'll just break out my march pump instead of the siphon next time as well, though I haven't had a problem in the past...

Topic siphon bottling homebrew

Category Mac

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my brew set up doesn't have a valve at the bottom of my brew kettle yet and over the course of quite a few sessions (with an auto-siphon) I have found that a simple basket strainer with a handle at the bottom of the siphon tube (following the liquid level down) works awesome! Every time the siphon tube would get clogged and it is so frustrating, so I feel your pain. GOOD LUCK!

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I use a bucket with a spigot on the bottom for bottling. It was quite easy, even for a newbie like me.

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