I always tip and never prepare either; I just use the airlock with
stopper to tilt. I have lumber all over the place and say I'm going
to cut a 2x4 for this each time I rack, but never get around to it.
It's one of those roundtoits that you can never get to.
Regards.
Joe

>
> > Does anyone else tip their bottle when racking?
,
>
> Great idea - I always tip, but never prepare for it. I am always scrambling
> at the end to find a bag of corks or something else to prop my carboy up. I
> should just get some dedicated wood shims for this. It sure would be easier.

"Nick Ruchalski" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone else tip their bottle when racking?
>
> I've been sliding a little 1/2 inch wedge(piece of wood) under one
> side to tip my carboy a bit when racking. I was just wondering if
> this is a standard practice among the group. Most of the sediment
> stays pretty close to the bottom and doesn't seem to disturb by it. I
> usually do it the day before I'm racking in case I shake things up a
> bit.



That is what I do. I have some round sections of a pecan tree cut into
circular wedges. We always tip the carboy. Additionally, I always have
several sanitized, clear bottles on hand so that the last, final, nasty ,
dreggie bit of a racking can go into the sanitized bottle then into the
refridge for settling and later disposition (we have a small diameter siphon
the siphons directly from the dregg bottle to a glass).

What we haven't done is prop up the bottle the night before, but it sounds
like a great idea.

It does seem like a good idea, Nick, but I've never done that. I do tip the
jar slightly during racking. The thing is that you'll probably rack a
couple of times before bottling so very little sediment will be in the jar
by that time, anyway.
"Nick Ruchalski" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone else tip their bottle when racking?
>
> I've been sliding a little 1/2 inch wedge(piece of wood) under one
> side to tip my carboy a bit when racking. I was just wondering if
> this is a standard practice among the group. Most of the sediment
> stays pretty close to the bottom and doesn't seem to disturb by it. I
> usually do it the day before I'm racking in case I shake things up a
> bit.