silicone airlocks

brackbrew · Jul 3, 2006

About to place a NB order and was curious if anybody had ever used or knew about these:

http://www.northernbrewer.com/pics/fullsize/SilStopperV.jpg

I thought about buying one, but what happens in the case of blow-overs, and how does it create a positive seal without the water barrier?

Thanks and BREW ON :mug:

AHammer16 · Jul 6, 2006

Looks interesting, but is it the correct size for a 6.5 or a 5 gallon carboy? Im sure it works like the valve on a whoopie coushin. give it a try and report back in the reviews section.

BrewStef · Jul 6, 2006

I have one of these for my erly flask as an airlock for my starters. It creates a seal as the integrated silicone "top" is touching a silicone "base". Silicone touching silicone provides a fairly good seal but still let out escaping CO2.

Personally, it would make me nervous to use this for anything other than for a starter or for a quick primary fermentation...a lock just seems safer to me.

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