Update on this... completed my first batch on this and loved it. If I didn't have the fruit addition, the indent would have been the perfect height to rack without getting the siphon in the yeast. When I was done I cleaned out with a soft cloth and oxi solution, gave a rinse and was done cleaning that unit in about 3 minutes. The carboy I was using for the second half of the batch is still soaking in oxi and will require a good scrub. I'm sold on these fermonsters... getting another one before the next brew.