I just started my 2nd 6 monthly experimental recipe for 'dried
elderberry & frozen black forest fruits' a 10 gallon affair using two
primaries. Slightly annoyingly one of the straining bags full of
fruit split after defrosting and before water additions. I managed to
shift the berries into another large straining bag and tied it off.
As fermentation began, I saw that the string had slipped on my other
straining bag and some (now hydrated) elderberries had managed to
escape to freedom inside one primary fermenter.

I am not massively concerned and have retied the bag, but I wondered
if there are some clever ways to rack to secondary fermenter without
syphoning the free fruit as well as the must?

The best idea I have so far is tieing some muslin over the end of the
racking cane. With some heavy primary sediments though, this can
result in frequent clearing of the cloth and subsequent extra clouding
of the must.

Any clues?

Jim