I'll be moving about 30 minutes away in the coming weeks and I was wondering how I could bring a fermentor that is filled with beer without it jostling about and getting aerated. Do you think I'll be fine just tossing in the back of my car?
Carboy or pail?
If it's a carboy, the only gas inside at the moment should be CO2, so oxidation would only be a concern if you somehow introduced plain old air into the carboy. That said, if it were me, I'd take off the airlock and cover the mouth of the carboy with 2 or 3 layers of (sanitized) aluminum foil, wrapped tightly around the carboy opening and held in place with a couple strong rubber bands. Once settled into the new place, I'd put the airlock back on.
Carboy or pail?
If it's a carboy, the only gas inside at the moment should be CO2, so oxidation would only be a concern if you somehow introduced plain old air into the carboy. That said, if it were me, I'd take off the airlock and cover the mouth of the carboy with 2 or 3 layers of (sanitized) aluminum foil, wrapped tightly around the carboy opening and held in place with a couple strong rubber bands. Once settled into the new place, I'd put the airlock back on.
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