chadrut72 Member Joined Jan 2, 2012 Messages 16 Reaction score 0 Feb 12, 2012 #1 do i need to put my blow off tube in a jug of water
T TromboneGuy Well-Known Member Joined Jul 7, 2011 Messages 278 Reaction score 7 Location Wichita Feb 12, 2012 #2 Yes. Putting the outlet end in water turns it into an airlock, which will keep foreign nasties from infecting your beer.
Yes. Putting the outlet end in water turns it into an airlock, which will keep foreign nasties from infecting your beer.
mux Well-Known Member Joined Sep 23, 2011 Messages 1,864 Reaction score 66 Location Chicago Feb 12, 2012 #3 Yes like this
tabing75 Active Member Joined Nov 1, 2011 Messages 32 Reaction score 1 Location st. louis Feb 13, 2012 #4 i use starsan instead of water in my blowoff bucket/jug thingy. i guess with all that CO2 not much chance of anything climbing back thru the tube but that's just how i roll.
i use starsan instead of water in my blowoff bucket/jug thingy. i guess with all that CO2 not much chance of anything climbing back thru the tube but that's just how i roll.
sweetcell Protruding Member HBT Supporter Joined Jan 15, 2012 Messages 5,792 Reaction score 1,644 Location North Bend, WA Feb 13, 2012 #5 TromboneGuy said: Yes. Putting the outlet end in water turns it into an airlock, which will keep foreign nasties from infecting your beer. Click to expand... better than water is a sanitizer (star-san, etc) solution. here's my latest blowoff setup. fermentation was very active when i took this picture, the escaping CO2 was creating all the bubbles in the sanitizer vessel.
TromboneGuy said: Yes. Putting the outlet end in water turns it into an airlock, which will keep foreign nasties from infecting your beer. Click to expand... better than water is a sanitizer (star-san, etc) solution. here's my latest blowoff setup. fermentation was very active when i took this picture, the escaping CO2 was creating all the bubbles in the sanitizer vessel.