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18 Responses to “Homebrew – Airlock”

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   purplemutantas Says:
   June 8th, 2010 at 11:44 pm

   @mordsgaudimachen I use airlocks most of the time for my wine. I haven’t had any blow yet.

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   purplemutantas Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 12:24 am

   @bowmasterpigo13 You can use all kinds of fruit. Bakers yeast will work. It just wont taste as good as using a wine yeast. I have made tons of stuff with bakers yeast. But, wine yeast will turn out a better product. Look for a local brew shop. Or buy yeast from an online brew shop. It’s well worth it.

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   klef77 Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 12:34 am

   it turned out fine thankyou. the beers tasted great and am still brewing today. thanks for your help.

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   Cryptobrewology Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 1:31 am

   By the way, how did your beer finally turn out?

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   RGH1502 Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 2:20 am

   you are absolutely right! I use both but always use the hose on the primary. sometimes if you have a beer or a wine that has a “less active fermentation” it is nice to use the above airlocks in order to see if it everything is moving along in the vessel fermentation wise. I dont see why people let this happen though, there is no reason for it. It happens to the best though!

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   bowmasterpigo13 Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 2:32 am

   hey wat type of fruit can u use and i can only buy bakers yeast is that bad thanks for posting 5 stars

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   mordsgaudimachen Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 3:28 am

   I have seen everyone using these airlocks, and I kind of think they are dumb… I use a 5 gallon bucket with an airtight lid… (Dont know if its hard to find, I get them from my dad… ) than I drill a hole and run rubber tubing from the fermenting bucket and the other end sits in a bucket full of water just making bubbles… also alll the overflow can come out with no problem

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   kladore Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 4:14 am

   Yeah i had same problem and wish i knew to use a blow off tube. My airlock actually got coompletely clogged with in the first 24 hours. Came downstairs and thought it had stoppoed fermenting as no more bubbles and foam coming out. As i opened the top it shot off like a champagne cork and hit the ceiling. Then the real fun started when the sudden release of a shit load of back pressure (shake and open a warm beer bottle)I had a twelve inch fountain of wort shoot out.i used a 5 gal wine botte

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   klef77 Says:
   June 9th, 2010 at 4:29 am

   great thanks for your help

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    Cryptobrewology Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 5:13 am

    And if you’re using a bucket fermenter you can’t do a large tube so a narrower tube that fits tightly into the hole to replace the airlock should work too. Just run that tube into a bucket or jug of water.

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    Cryptobrewology Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 6:09 am

    Holy crap, I can’t type.

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    Cryptobrewology Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 6:56 am

    You’re beer should be fine, but eaving the fermenter at a consistent temp is recommended, once the fermentation process begins. A blow-off tube is the best solution. Check youtube for examples of that. Get large a tube that fits into the neck of the carboy to divert the foam into a bucket of water. Basically a giant airlock. It depends on the amount of of blow-off you are experiencing though.

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    klef77 Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 7:47 am

    hello mine is doing this too . so i cooled the fermenter down in the bath. will the beer still be ok ?

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    Cryptobrewology Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 8:29 am

    Not enough head room in the fermenter and the foam is expanding into the airlock. That can cause a mess, especially if hops or other gunk gets clogged in there and pressure builds in the bucket.

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    molsonblue Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 9:18 am

    ha ha

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    paxson001 Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 10:08 am

    i usually just stick in a piece of siphon tubing into the rubber stopper and then run it into a big jug of water. that way you don’t get clogs or spills.

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    OPE08 Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 10:48 am

    Yup…thats fouled, did you switch to a blow-off tube for a bit?

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    bobbydigital82 Says:
    June 9th, 2010 at 11:00 am

    why is it doing that..

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