http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/sterility Questions tagged with 'sterility' at Ask MetaFilter. Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:41:30 -0800 Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:41:30 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/8167/Home%2DBrewing%2DQuestion%2Dhow%2Dto%2Dsiphon HomeBrewFilter. I bottled last night and took great precautions to sterilize everything effectively. Then I found myself with the siphon hose in hand, the fermenting bucket up on the table and the bottling bucket down on the floor, and realized I had no idea how to accomplish the siphon without putting my mouth on the hose and sucking. This seems incredibly un-sterile but I couldn't recall ever doing it any other way. I was using a glass racking tube with about 5' of hose attached. Is there some better way to do this? Or should I not worry too much about it? Incidentally, the bucket I was siphoning from does have a built-in spigot, but it's at the bottom of the bucket, where all the sediment is. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.8167 Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:41:30 -0800 beer brewing homebrew siphon sterility scarabic