I was going to transfer by hand for this first wash using a sterilised bucket or stainless kitchen pan, but doing a little research showed up things like the easy syphone and racking cane.
Then came the comment of how slow they are and on 150L, I don't want a really slow transfer.
The chap below comments a small pond pump back in 2018. Sounds quick, and I guess it would be safe enough for low wines if they're all stripped in one sitting and the pump cleaned afterwards but I could be wrong?
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It is only going to be for the initial sugar wash, after than, my low wins will be contained in corney kegs which I can lift with ease if full.
Alternatively, this run I can transfer manually and then install a tap in my blue drum for next time, however this would still have some manual collecting and transfering to boiler.
Tap would need to be high enough to not suck all the dunder out, but low enough to allow me to tilt the almost empty blue drum to slowly collect the final liquids (which I guess I'll be doing in all events)
Raising my blue drum would be lovely on something like a hydraulic table, but it entails yet more large clutter and knock on effects of starting pre-wash on the platform and then keg not being high enough to fill it from my worktop.
Perhaps a bit of copper tubing could be made into a syphon as was stated by someone else.
Also, I found this easy looking DIY job, but I guess I would still struggle with the final 1/3rd - 50L of wash or mash as the keg fills up.
Any thoughts and ideas guys?
Syphon 150L Wash/Mash
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