I'm please to introduce to you the newest member of our beer-making family...
This is the carboy we ordered to help us in the fermenting process. We can take the sediment-y beer (is that a word? Is now) and put it in here to continue to get happy, without all the grimy stuff hanging out with it.
Technically speaking of course
The first challenge was how to get all that liquid into that small opening. Normally, with properly functioning equipment, an auto siphon is the perfect way to go. A few pumps and you're good to go (hopefully this is the only place in your life you will proceed this way (zing!)) However, please note that I mention the equipment needs to be working properly. Our auto siphon seemed to exhibit some technical difficulties, leading us to come up with a plan B.
Auto-siphon fail!
May I now introduce you to Plan B.
The use of an intermediary bucket. We let the primary fermenter drain through a strainer into what would normally be our bottling bucket. We liked the use of a bottling bucket because it had a nozzle on the bottom of it, which would help us get it into the carboy
Ta-Da!
I'd like to take this opportunity to present a PSA with regards to home brewing. If you don't like doing dishes, this may not be the hobby for you. The "dishes"are a lot bigger, leading to coming with creative solutions when it comes to washing them.
Fun Times
Finally, we got a beer fridge. Well, technically two, since the first one we bought was so oddly shaped on the inside that about 6 beers fit in the entire thing. So, we bought a bigger, much more functional one.
Doesn't mean I'm not going to have wayyyyyy too much fun with the dry erase door
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