jmac
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Sometimes it's the little things. If you're like me, you get sick of trying to sanitize your long rods. LOL. Equipment such as the gassers, aerators, auto siphons, spoon handles - - you name it. You're always cupping sanitizing solution or sloppy toweling and giving it the long rub down, getting it everywhere.
Most of my micro Innovations are precipitated by, "If I only had..." this one was easy.
2 feet of 2in pvc*
2 end caps
Some pvc glue.
* tip: use 2-1/2in so your spoon head can fit. Mine only fits the handle up to the spoon flare... Which still helps out a bunch.
Glue one end cap per pcs glue directions, let it set and wash the **** out if it. Now I have an already-sanitized, home-made aerator sitting in my home-made starsan tube, ready to do the daily deed on my primary fermenter.
I know there may be ramifications of long term star san in a pvc/pvc glue container. That's why I change out the starsan somewhat regularly.
![2017-03-07 08.03.57.jpg 2017-03-07 08.03.57.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/30/30626-9a29a99be9804801bc2ff569c2bcfede.jpg)
![2017-03-07 08.04.27.jpg 2017-03-07 08.04.27.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/30/30627-bffd5d9278affe79eb17f2eba95b651e.jpg)
![2017-03-07 08.04.46.jpg 2017-03-07 08.04.46.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/30/30628-d7c1ee24b2c33926db8609ba77cb2020.jpg)
Most of my micro Innovations are precipitated by, "If I only had..." this one was easy.
2 feet of 2in pvc*
2 end caps
Some pvc glue.
* tip: use 2-1/2in so your spoon head can fit. Mine only fits the handle up to the spoon flare... Which still helps out a bunch.
Glue one end cap per pcs glue directions, let it set and wash the **** out if it. Now I have an already-sanitized, home-made aerator sitting in my home-made starsan tube, ready to do the daily deed on my primary fermenter.
I know there may be ramifications of long term star san in a pvc/pvc glue container. That's why I change out the starsan somewhat regularly.
![2017-03-07 08.03.57.jpg 2017-03-07 08.03.57.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/30/30626-9a29a99be9804801bc2ff569c2bcfede.jpg)
![2017-03-07 08.04.27.jpg 2017-03-07 08.04.27.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/30/30627-bffd5d9278affe79eb17f2eba95b651e.jpg)
![2017-03-07 08.04.46.jpg 2017-03-07 08.04.46.jpg](https://cdn2.imagearchive.com/winemakingtalk/data/attachments/30/30628-d7c1ee24b2c33926db8609ba77cb2020.jpg)