I don’t like the “accept no cheap imitations” line at the end. Comes off quite prickish.
I bet they already have a BrewEasy knockoff waiting for the patent expiration.
Cheesey yes, but on the other hand, I am on my 3rd of the “cheap imitation” one in just over a year. They do spontaneously develop cracks.
I went through three as well, though one was pitched because I was never satisfied that it was cleaned enough after touching an infected beer.
That being said, a stainless racking cane and some carboy caps are IMO the best way to go if using carboys.
I just got my son one of NBA 1 gal starter kits for his birthday. Interesting that they put a cheap imitation in that and I am pretty sure their 5 gal kits have the cheap imitation kind as well[emoji12]
Too many moving parts…and a threaded thing on the end? Yeah…no.
I agree. I didn’t buy an auto siphon until I started brewing small batches.