Krome 11346 Stainless Racking Cane with Protective Tip
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Craft a Brew Compact Racking Cane with Removable Tip
The compact cane-and-tip replacement used in Craft a Brew’s one-gallon equipment, with a 12-inch tip-to-bend measurement.
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The equipment in use
How this item fits your brewing setup
This is the compact rigid-cane option for a small-batch transfer. It suits a brewer replacing the cane from a Craft a Brew one-gallon kit or choosing equipment around a small fermenter. Compare its short, clear format with the Krome metal cane when material and reach are the practical differences you need to settle.
The supplied parts are one cane and its removable sediment tip. Craft a Brew instructs users to attach compatible tubing and keep the tip above heavy sediment while transferring. Choose it to help position the intake away from settled material, rather than expecting a rated inline filter that removes every particle.
The maker measures 12 in from tip to bend. That specific measurement is useful when comparing reach inside the fermenter; it is not a tube-bore specification. No exact hose inside diameter is given on the cane page, so match the connection instead of assuming every hose used elsewhere in the catalogue is interchangeable.
The cane is part of a transfer setup, not a standalone powered pump or complete bottling kit. You still need compatible tubing and an appropriate way to establish and control the siphon. The maker says it is reusable when cleaned and sanitized properly, and directs cleaning and sanitizing after use.
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Specifications & supplied details
- Product
- Compact racking cane
- Maker
- Craft a Brew
- Intended equipment
- One-gallon fermenters and Craft a Brew kits
- Included attachment
- Removable sediment tip
- Maker measurement
- 12 in from tip to bend
- Listing model
- AC-CANE+TIP
- Tube connection
- Compatible transfer tubing required
- Reusable
- Yes, with maker-directed cleaning and sanitizing
Before and during use
Advice for this reference
Before you choose
Compare tip-to-bend reach with the vessel you actually use, not only the total length of a different cane.
Also check
Choose an Auto-Siphon when the missing task is starting the transfer, rather than buying another plain cane for that function.
Documented use & care
Keep the intake tip above heavy sediment during the transfer; clean and sanitize after use, as the maker directs. No cleaning chemical or temperature is invented.
Connections & scope
Fit and useful limits
- No rated filter pore size, complete hose kit or guaranteed removal of haze is supplied.
- The raw 13×3×3 in overall field is not treated as the same measurement as the maker’s 12 in tip-to-bend length.
- No exact hose-bore fit or general fit for large carboys is asserted.
Questions about this product
What else should you know?
Will the tip work as a fine inline filter?
It is the removable intake tip used to reduce sediment pickup. No rated pore size is specified; choose separately specified filtration equipment if particle-grade filtration is the requirement.
Will it start a transfer like an Auto-Siphon?
It is a plain cane with a tip. The manufacturer distinguishes it from an Auto-Siphon starter; plan the rest of the transfer equipment and operating method separately.
Is it a confirmed replacement for a five-gallon kit’s cane?
Its stated role is Craft a Brew one-gallon equipment. Check the larger vessel’s required reach and connection rather than assuming this compact part is the same replacement.
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- Plan a transfer line from the intake to the bottle
- Choose cleaning and handling tools for the vessel you own