Everyday I find I use my knives without even thinking about how unique each application can be.

Today is no different.

I just used a penknife to pry back the hose clip on an auto siphon while siphoning homebrewed beer into a carboy. I had both hands full and my knife in my mouth and just as I was about to lose the flow on my siphon, I took the knife out of my mouth with my right hand, secured the siphon stick with my left hand inside the primary fermenter, and carefully used the non blade side to lessen the pressure on the hose going into my secondary.

photo credit: Atom Ess

That might sound confusing to someone who doesn’t brew their own beer from time to time, or isn’t experienced with an auto siphon.  But rather than needing three hands in the future, I slowly and meticulously inserted the non-blade side of my penknife into the clamp and pushed forward giving my hose more room to drain my primary.

photo credit: pusgums

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