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You think this is easy?
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Pop the lid a little to break the seal and take off the air lock.
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Zensunni Brewer
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I have read that putting the fermetor in like a milk crate helps a lot as you lift the crate not the fermentor and do not get as much flex in the fermentor.
For me I ferment in a better bottle and swap over to one of their dry trap airlocks when I need to move the fermentor. It uses an internal ball valve to let air escape but not let outside air in. http://www.rebelbrewer.com/shoppingcart/products/Better-Bottle-DryTrap-Fermentation-Lock.html This airlock fits in a standard stopper so can be used anywhere you use a standard liquid airlock.
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Uhh.. won't that expose the beer to the outside air (by removing the airlock?!) and increase the potential for contamination?
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I don't get crud in my airlocks. I do fill them with vodka and if I get suck back, I don't really care. It just adds to abv.
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Also +1 for EdWort's vodka suggestion. I usually use vodka in my airlocks as well just in case.
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Primary: SNCA Clone, ESB Secondary: Blueberry Melomel On Tap: Green Dog IPA, American Stout, American Brown, Northern English Brown, Dummkopf Weissen, Summer Breeze APA Using the mind to look for reality is delusion. Using your senses to look for reality is awareness. "One time I was so desperate for a beer I snuck into the football stadium and ate the dirt under the bleachers." Homer Simpson Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Hoppiness Last edited by Zen_Brew; 07-21-2009 at 09:24 PM. |
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Ooohh, that better bottle with dry airlock looks sweet. Gotta slap one of those on my x-mas list.
So.... should I crack the fermenter lid a little to release some pressure in the fermenter so when moving it, ever so gently, it won't blow out...but then it woulc also suck outside air in from the crack in the lid.... ![]() |
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diggity dank
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+1000000000000
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You think this is easy?
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dry airlock = aluminum foil
![]() Beer is not fragile. Prior to bottling, the fermenter is a pretty inhospitable place. It is acidic, alcoholic, covered in a layer of CO2, and inhabited by tens of billions of yeast. Remember rule number one, relax. As Loius Pastuer showed, just because a solution is exposed to air, it doesn't mean that bacteria are going to get in it. Microbes need a vector.
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I have starsan in my airlocks so if it gets in, it is sanitizer and nothing "gunky" and has no effect on my beer whatsoever.
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