dsmith1279

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OK, stupid question. I have always used a triple ripple airlock for my primary and just got a new bucket and 3 piece airlock setup. Am I supposed to put water in the 3 piece like I did the triple ripple? If so, how high do you fill it up?

Thanks

jcarson83

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Fill it a little less than half.

nakros

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There should be a little line etched at around the half-way mark. Fill it to that.

Homercidal

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Like they said, but I'd use cheapest Vodka or Starsan instead of water. Just a bit more protection. Don't use bleach water or anything that you would mind getting sucked into your beer.

mr_clean

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Would vodka affect the taste?

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chainsawbrewing

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no. unless you have an airlock bigger than your carboy, lol.

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jjp36

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nope. Even if there is some suck back, the amount you use in the airlock is minuscule compared to the volume of beer in the fermenter.

dagamore

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keep in mind that i am fermenting my first mead right now, i also use cheap polish vodka (3 euros a liter!) in my air locks and i doubt the little bit that splashed in (less then 1/5 of an oz) in to a 6 gallon carboy with 5.5 gallons of mead will affect the tast at all.

dsmith1279

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Great thanks!


Oh, by the way I'm building my tiered system this weekend. I'll put pics up ASAP.