Closed System vs. Siphon

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Closed System vs. Siphon

matt_zarro

2017年4月8日 23:51

In my short career in the home brew world I've always transferred the beer from the primary to bottle without a siphon (directly from the spigot). I've started to see that this made my beer darker and with unwanted components(oxidation). So I'm deciding now between an auto siphon or a CO2 cylinder and etc for a closed system. In that sense how the two compare to each other in terms of oxidation prevention? If possible a comparison in terms of percentage would be great, like a closed system offers 0% and an autosiphon 30% prevention (something like this). Does the expenditure on the cylinder and the needed gadgets really worth the investment? Tks!

Topic co2 racking homebrew

Category Mac

slambeth · Accepted Answer · 2017年2月7日 23:05

An autosiphone is a cheap effective way to do it. $15, give or take, and you'll be in business. You won't find an advantage in terms of oxidation of one vs. the other. I've done both, and have both. The autosiphone is still pretty straight forward and quick to use, and I still use it despite having CO2 at my disposal.

If you get a tank, regulators, fittings, etc... you'll be into it for $200, so I wouldn't do it unless you're building a kegerator.

Stefan Mohr · Accepted Answer · 2017年1月7日 06:36

If you intend to get into kegging, then absolutely go for a CO2 setup. CO2 transfers are easy and kinda fun. If you're only doing this for moving the beer around, a CO2 cylinder and regulator are way too expensive and bulky.

Autosiphons work incredibly well. Coupled with a plastic clip to hold it in place in the bucket, plus a bottling wand on the siphon tip (valve in the tip that allows beer to flow when you push it against the bottom of a bottle), and you've got a super easy and cheap bottling setup. You'll need only one hand to hold the bottling wand, and have a hand free to hold and move bottles around.

You could also just attach some tubing to your spigot and put a bottling wand at the end of that. I think I would still go for the autosiphon though. Since you're bottling from primary, you have more control in avoiding the trub and yeast in your bottles.

uSlackr · Accepted Answer · 2016年12月28日 16:01

I've been using a siphon for 4 years with little downside (friends like the product). It is simple and inexpensive. I'd recommend you go that route as the investment is small. You can always spend more money later ;-)

Closed System vs. Siphon

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