Do I need a blow off?
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For primary? If so, yes. I always use a blow off for my primary ferments.
Maybe. If you pass on some more info, we might be able to answer more specifically than that.
Cap'n Jewbeard
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Conversely, no.
Fermenting 5-gal batches in 6-gal carboys, I've only ever needed a blowoff once, for a hefeweizen some years ago. I wound up using the blowoff for the next few batches, but mostly just because I liked it, not so much because it was needed.
Fermenting 5-gal batches in 6-gal carboys, I've only ever needed a blowoff once, for a hefeweizen some years ago. I wound up using the blowoff for the next few batches, but mostly just because I liked it, not so much because it was needed.
Cap'n Jewbeard said:
And while fermenting between 5 and 5.5 gallons I've ALWAYS needed one. Yay for finding an expert for every opinion!
Be safe and slap one on. Better to use one when not needed, then have to clean up that mess.
norsk
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I only use a blow off for my bigger beers...and then it's only a hose connected to the tube on the airlock. I use 7 gal buckets for 6 gal brews and on some of the big beers there is a lot of activity going on.
HItransplant
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You probably don't need one, until you do...
Then you'll have a mess.
Cheap, easy, why not?
Then you'll have a mess.
Cheap, easy, why not?
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