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[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]

What would be the best way to go from primary into a secondary 1gal batch that I have whole fruit in? Just pour it through a funnel with a cheesecloth or do you guys have a more sophisticated way with smaller batches? I've mainly just done beer before.

Is it already in primary or are you planning this ahead? If you've already got this going, the auto-siphon is probably your best bet. If you haven't started yet, I'd advise using a fermentor with a spigot on the side so that you can transfer the clear liquid from the middle of your vessel straight through a tube into the secondary vessel. There is the option of passing that through a filter if you're concerned about debris, but you probably won't need that if everything's settled well and you're doing a secondary.

 

[Gentle_Brick]

Is it already in primary or are you planning this ahead? If you've already got this going, the auto-siphon is probably your best bet. If you haven't started yet, I'd advise using a fermentor with a spigot on the side so that you can transfer the clear liquid from the middle of your vessel straight through a tube into the secondary vessel. There is the option of passing that through a filter if you're concerned about debris, but you probably won't need that if everything's settled well and you're doing a secondary.

It's one already going, it's about a week into primary and I was going to start taking gravity readings to see when to get if off the fruit and into secondary.