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I use my racking cane and dual port cap to push cider up and out to start the siphon to my pump or blending tank. This is largely unedited, so you get 12 minutes of the real process. No doubt that it'll be faster next time. CAUTION: Do not apply a lot of pressure fast. There is a risk of damaging your IBC and personal injury.

Twelve minutes of detail on how I hacked a two-port IBC lid to accommodate a CIP and racking cane. The Amazon parts list is current as of the date that I posted this video. 1.5" Tri Clamp to 1" NPT Female Stainless Steel Sanitary Fitting www.amazon.com/dp/B081N21RCX 1-Inch by Close Type 304 Stainless Steel Pipe Nipple www.amazon.com/dp/B008E32ZRG 304 Stainless Steel Cast Pipe Fittings,1" x 1" N...

Some discussion of two-port (double-bung) lids and their features and value

The placement of your IBC, and any floor slope, deserve consideration. Lees will want to flow towards the drain when the drain valve is opened.

IBC lids deserve a video of their own. I replaced my single port lids with lids that have TWO bungs. This offers me some advantages with minimal fuss. I also have a bung wrench for loosening and tightening the bungs. Lids are a detail that deserve your attention. I got my replacement lids from Amazon.

Sorry about the low volume. This is a rapid overview about IBCs to help you get familiar with them. I have more videos coming that will go into component parts and what to look for.

June drop doing the drop thing, and finding refuge from the sun under some Wickson.

Grant Howes Induction to The Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame 2024

A very quick overview of my fermenter to keg process.

I'm blending/filling kegs today, and I am keeping a batch log for quality control (besides there are obscure TTB regs that ask for one) docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GpF0erjm9cSoL58aCVwHcMqJIfABB2b7/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=111681731495456322259&rtpof=true&sd=true

I like to store my filled kegs on their sides to improve carbonation; the trouble is that the kegs don't stack easily. I picked up three metal shelving units from Home Depot and ended up with a nice solution for nine kegs. Each shelf holds three kegs and cost $35. The video shows the assembly and it's an affordable and available solution.

Just some lessons learned while putting on the final coat of epoxy. It's very bright, it won't fill small pockets in the floor, and it stinks. Sharing some lessons learned.

When you pour, etch, and epoxy coat, you need to take care with the trench drains and the covers so that they are not plugged or stuck in place. I share some lessons learned here.

Don't pay for more than you need. These hose racks are par with the $250-$400 racks that you would get from other suppliers. No, I don't get a commission for promoting them. www.amazon.com/dp/B09C4WD28T?th=1

I bought a jockey box!

2023 DEC 12: Pitched yeast and gas pain

2023 DEC 8: Buying fruit/juice, keg truck, and Cider Maker's Reserve

2023 DEC 3 Pressing done and clean-up begun

One minute of a Friendship ME sunrise

Saint John NB Reversing Falls

April morning in Friendship ME

ENOL Master bottling trials using a carboy and a keg

Bob Schultz oral history of the Busti cider mill

Cranky old man does not swear while reviewing POS chem sprayer

Lip Sync Battle / Crash Course: Water filters as cider filters.

Frugal farmer hacks his own cider filter with a pressure gauge and tri-clamps

Grumpy old man racks cider between tanks. Doesn't take a bath

Bentonite dosing #2. Grinning :)

Bentonite dosing update #1. Still grumpy