catalyst156 said:



Can anyone confirm this? I've avoided using them for the same reason as the OP. I have some carboy caps that I have yet to use (using boiled water to start the siphons for the first few brews through the system), but I read somewhere that blowing through a HEPA filter (like this one: http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/in-line-sanitary-filter.html ) should take care of the bacteria risk.Can anyone confirm this? I've avoided using them for the same reason as the OP. Click to expand...

I have the cap and one of those filters. You are supposed to always blow the same direction so mark one side when you first get it. I actually haven't had much luck using it to start a siphon. You have to blow really hard because that filter adds a lot of resistance since the hole is very tiny. And usually the siphin doesn't start the first time so I've had to do it over several times to get the flow started at which point I'm dizzy and winded. It would probably work better without the filter but then I would worry about infection. I just ordered an easy siphon and am going to give that a try instead.