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09-09-2007, 10:17 PM
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Question for you Brewers that use the 1000 ML Flasks for your Yeast Starters...
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What the hell do you use for an air lock?
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09-09-2007, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by RLinNH
What the hell do you use for an air lock?
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Use some sanitized foil. You actually want it to 'breath' a bit and seep O2 back into the flask (assuming that your home air is of reasonable quality). Alternatively, some sanitized plastic wrap and a rubber band is the cheap solution, or a drilled bung and a plastic airlock works of course. |
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09-09-2007, 10:52 PM
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~#7 or 7.5 rubber stopper(with hole) with an air lock in it. Normal. Maybe I'm missing something.  |
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09-09-2007, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by landhoney
~#7 or 7.5 rubber stopper(with hole) with an air lock in it. Normal. Maybe I'm missing something. |
Yeah, your missing something alright.
Some of us have never seen one of these Flasks in person. So, I thought that an air lock would not fit. Now get off your High Horse and go have a Home Brew and let us know when you're ready to hang with the normal Folk again.
As far as the tin foil cover, I just don't trust it. I don't like how it has the opportunity for contamination so readily. Thanks for the input though. 
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09-09-2007, 11:34 PM
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As far as the tin foil cover, I just don't trust it. I don't like how it has the opportunity for contamination so readily. Thanks for the input though. |
I've been doing it that way forever. And you don't really have to sanitize it; it's sanitary right out of the box, but if it makes you feel better, go for it.
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09-09-2007, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bernie Brewer
I've been doing it that way forever. And you don't really have to sanitize it; it's sanitary right out of the box, but if it makes you feel better, go for it.
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Yeah no kidding. The CO2 that's coming out will keep anything from going in.
I have heard that it's best to keep adding O2 to your starters. But I need to do more reading on that one before I try it.
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09-09-2007, 11:59 PM
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Foil works fine for me  |
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09-10-2007, 12:02 AM
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Never had a problem with foil.
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09-10-2007, 12:12 AM
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Originally Posted by RLinNH
Yeah, your missing something alright.
Some of us have never seen one of these Flasks in person. So, I thought that an air lock would not fit. Now get off your High Horse and go have a Home Brew and let us know when you're ready to hang with the normal Folk again.
As far as the tin foil cover, I just don't trust it. I don't like how it has the opportunity for contamination so readily. Thanks for the input though. |
Check it out dude ...... http://morebeer.com/view_product/16636. If you wanted to you could put an air lock in a pigs **s. One liter flask is great for ales, to small for lagers ....... so....... http://morebeer.com/view_product/19891/102367. But, you don't want to use an air lock, you want to use foil or one of these... http://morebeer.com/view_product/16797?PHPSESSID=a0ec2ab74bed969d641b6ca351c1c9d5........ Hope my horse ain't to high fer ya.........  |
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09-10-2007, 01:04 AM
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Thanks for the Great Links Farmer!!! 
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