Fermenting Equipment

oxford brewer · Jan 25, 2006

What are the pros and cons,of using fermenting bins with snap on lids and no airlock or bubbler,or fermenters with a screw lid(2-4" screw tops with a hole for a cork and bubbler)?

Can you experts help please?

Colin

Catfish · Jan 25, 2006

You really do want an airlock. Either screw on or snap on won't matter but you'll really want hte airlock.

anthrobe · Jan 25, 2006

oxford brewer said:
What are the pros and cons,of using fermenting bins with snap on lids and no airlock or bubbler,or fermenters with a screw lid(2-4" screw tops with a hole for a cork and bubbler)?

Can you experts help please?

Colin

If you were to use a fermentation bin with snap on lid with no way for pressure to escape, you are asking for trouble. Also I believe that yeast will die with high pressure CO2...anyone know more about this? Plus you want the Oxygen to escape to keep your beer from oxygenating.

Catfish · Jan 26, 2006

I think the lid would just pop off. I don't think it would really be dangerous, but it would certainly annoy you and your beer would probably get contaminated after a while.
As for yeast dying under pressure, I don't know. They certainly last long enough to carbonate beer. I don't think a plastic bucket could with stand enough pressure to kill off the yeast.

wild · Jan 26, 2006

I've seen it happen when the airlock gets clogged. The sides of the bucket will expand out to the shape of a ball then the lid will pop leaving quite a mess on the walls and ceiling. Always use an airlock or blowoff tube or you will have a lot less beer to enjoy. Btw, the pressure won't affect the yeast at all.

Wild

God Emporer BillyBrew · Jan 26, 2006

I don't think they die under pressure. Lots of people harvest yeast from Chimay bottles which have been bottled for quite a while.

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