djrockinsteve
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Today while I was waiting for some folks to join me at a semi-fast food restaurant, across from me was a counter with the soda fountain, coffee etc. There was a small hole in the counter for small trash from the coffee. Then it hit me.
I need to build another counter for bulk aging and making wine and I thought if I cut two 4 inch holes in the countertop maybe 2 feet apart and slightly forward, that I could run my siphoning tube thru it when I rack my wine. It would go thru the hole into an empty carboy already in the cabinet below.
I could open the door to see the carboy fill, then once full, airlock it and close the door. This would save me from having to pick it up afterwards. My other cabinets each hold 2 five gallon carboys and there's room for a three or 1 one gallon, plus the entire countertop holds many as well. The holes are small enough as not to weaken the counter so when not in use carboys could rest on or near the holes. It saves the back.
Whatta ya think? Was this a good use of my mind for maybe 5 minutes today or what?
I need to build another counter for bulk aging and making wine and I thought if I cut two 4 inch holes in the countertop maybe 2 feet apart and slightly forward, that I could run my siphoning tube thru it when I rack my wine. It would go thru the hole into an empty carboy already in the cabinet below.
I could open the door to see the carboy fill, then once full, airlock it and close the door. This would save me from having to pick it up afterwards. My other cabinets each hold 2 five gallon carboys and there's room for a three or 1 one gallon, plus the entire countertop holds many as well. The holes are small enough as not to weaken the counter so when not in use carboys could rest on or near the holes. It saves the back.
Whatta ya think? Was this a good use of my mind for maybe 5 minutes today or what?